The forecast said the morning would be nice and the afternoon would be windy and rainy. A strange thing happened, the forecast was accurate! The day started perfect, a little cloud cover so things weren’t too hot going up the first saddle. Once at the top it cleared giving great views, however it was very […]
The great thing about saddles is they offer spectacular views, the bad thing about saddles is there’s always a lot of climbing involved. From the Fern Burn hut (741 m) we hiked up Jack Hall’s saddle (1275 m), then down and up and down again to the Highland Creek Hut (848 m), and that is […]
We started late, Jayden was staying out of town and walking in that morning, so we took our time repacking groceries and showering. Then after Jayden showed up we went out for coffee and breakfast ice cream. After that Holger had to ship his bounce box (looks like I could have actually sent a bounce […]
The hike from Lake Hawea to Albert Town follows a bike path along a river, which would be nice if it wasn’t for all the bikes. We stopped at a cafe there and grabbed lunch and ice cream. Jaden was staying with a friend there and split off, so Holger and I continued on to […]
The hike into Lake Hawea from the Pakituhi hut was surprisingly spectacular… and steep down. Sometimes it’s nice when you have low expectations. The day started with rain again, so we stayed at the hut for a while drinking coffee and tea and joking around. Sam and Laura 🇬🇧 (a lovely couple I’ve been crossing […]
Jayden and I woke up to wind and rain. I can’t say I was inspired to get moving quickly, but we packed up and got going. The rain was heavy enough to be soaking through my rain jacket in the first hour. We came across a really nice hut that wasn’t on our maps, so […]
After our detour from the detour yesterday Jayden came up with a plan to summit Mt Prospect (which we would have gotten to yesterday if it wasn’t for the wind), by going up to the burnt bush hut, dropping packs and hiking Prospect as an out and back. Then follow the Lindis river (still not […]
The morning started rather uneventfully, woke up, started hiking up a valley, following a stream. We got to a private hut, it was a little early for lunch, but I was hungry so we ate. From there we decided to take the Melina ridge trail which is not part of the TA. The idea is […]
I woke up to a calm lake and a nice sunrise. I took my time packing up as Jayden is less of a morning person. The walk around the lake was really nice, there were fantastic views! After that we followed the road further along the lake, we could already tell it was going to […]
Jayden 🇳🇿 and I set off rather late, we grabbed breakfast with two NOBO women who stayed at the hobbit house the night before. At breakfast we ran into Katie, Gerben, Sanne, Georgia and Hunter. So we didn’t actually get started until about noon. It was another hot and sunny day and there was no […]