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== = ** Wanaka ** !!! = = I'm here on the beautiful Wanaka lake front. The sun is at it's hottest and the lake is so calm it looks like glass. I'm surrounded by large brown mountains with the tips covered in snow. We race to the buoy and back in the kayak, and my mum, still sunbathing on the beach, silently casting = = = = her eyes over her book. = = In the distance I can hear the loud sound of the cars traveling = = = = home after their relaxing Christmas holiday. = = = = The waves gently float us back into shore. We step out, sand sticking to our toes and lie back down on our towels. Then we fill our rumbling stomachs with delicious Christmas ham sandwiches, soaking in the hot summer sun. =

= ** Famous Historical event ** = == = In 1988 the Tim Wallis started the Wanaka Warbirds. The first show in 1988 attracted 14,000 people to the little old Wanaka airport. In 2008 it got 80,000 people! = = The Wanaka Warbirds are on every second year and there is meant to be 60 aircrafts flying for the show in 2010! =

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