The Kiwi bus only stops at Wanaka for one night, for me this was not enough. Wanaka is a small village surrounded on all sides by vast mountains and an extensive lakes, it’s the most picturesque place I’ve stayed so far with the nicest hostel to boot. Four of us from the bus stayed on for some outdoor pursuits, two Danish girls and a Londoner called Raj. Raj and I hired out mountain bikes and went off to find the local trails which proved to be the best I’ve ever done. The area we went to was like a massive ski resort for bikes, there were green, blue and black runs crisscrossing a massive area of parkland, enough to test anyone’s abilities. Unfortunately there were no lifts so after five hours cycling up and down hill
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