Robbo, yes the mountains and also the lake and other scenery really make Wanaka that extra bit special. It is a very special place without the warbirds, but heaven with them! One thing that the videos cannot convey about the place – and you really have to experience it at this time of the year – is the air. It is so fresh and clean there – even by the rest of NZ’s standards. You breath in and suddenly realise you actually have got lungs and this is what they are for! One of my favourite spots in the world.
I have decided now that there’s no way I will miss the next big WoW, come hell or highwater. I went in 1992, that was fantastic. I went in 1993 for the opening of the museum, simply brilliant.
I went again a few weeks later on an Air Force “Wise Owl” exercise. That was awesome!
And the last time I was at Wanaka was in February this year for a flying visit to the museum en route. It is still great.
I’d love to retire there someday. In a little house right next to the main hangar I think 🙂
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