{"id":7226,"date":"2024-03-18T21:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T08:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myblogary.com\/?p=7226"},"modified":"2024-03-22T20:02:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T07:02:52","slug":"that-wanaka-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myblogary.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/18\/that-wanaka-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"#That W\u0101naka Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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They sent their cousins for us in the middle of the night \u2014 first, second, once and twice removed. The sandflies, that is. We learned that the females need a blood meal just before laying their eggs so they are the ones that bite, and boy did they ever get a feast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I read on someone else\u2019s blog that coconut oil stops the itch from a sandfly bite. So at 1:30 a.m., I blearily sauntered to the kitchen to find the can of coconut oil we use for cooking and sprayed my ankles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m not sure if this is what she meant, but I was desperate for relief. Smelling like a pina colada, I headed back to bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We left Queenstown in the morning, heading towards W\u0101naka, an hour or so northeast of Queenstown. We drove on the zig zag Crown Range Road<\/a> to get there, the highest main road in NZ at 12,066 feet high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We stopped at the scenic lookout to take in the view of the mountains and Arrowtown below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just up the road was the historic Cardrona Hotel<\/a>, established in 1863, one of NZ\u2019s oldest and most charming hotels. We took a quick pit stop to walk around and ordered fries in the cosy pub because, why not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We continued on to W\u0101naka and passed Bradrona, a bra fence that started in the 90s and has raised more than $130,00 for breast cancer. I did not add mine to the fence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We checked into our Airbnb and hung out for a few hours, doing laundry and relaxing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We explored the town then stopped at #That W\u0101naka Tree<\/a>, a stand alone willow tree in the middle of Lake Wanaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fudog<\/a> rounded out our evening, a local Asian restaurant that ranked as just OK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Addendum to a previous post<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My friend, Arianne, asked why we stepped into disinfectant buckets when we arrived at the trailhead for the Milford Sound hike in the March 3rd post<\/a>. Didymo is a freshwater pest that can destroy rivers, streams and lakes. By stepping in the disinfectant, we helped prevent the spread of these pests. It also helps keep other disease off the trails that can endanger wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks Arianne for the great question!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 18 They sent their cousins for us in the middle of the night \u2014 first, second, once and twice removed. The sandflies, that is. We learned that the females need a blood meal just before laying their eggs so they are the ones that bite, and boy did they ever get a feast. I … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-new-zealand-south-island"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myblogary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_5934-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":615,"url":"https:\/\/myblogary.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/31\/punga-cove-to-portage-hotel\/","url_meta":{"origin":7226,"position":0},"title":"Punga Cove to Portage Hotel","author":"Victoria","date":"31 January 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"January 31 For those who have been following along every day, you may have noticed that the blog skipped a day. 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