after a few weeks of work and a really bad cold I finally found the time to do one of the Great Walks here in New Zealand - the Routeburn Track. Two days of tramping and a cold night in a hut in the middle of nowhere...a great experience although I do have really sore muscels after this trip. Carrying a 14kg backpack didn't make it easier but you have to take clothes, your foodc and also a cooker for preparing some hot dinner in the hut. So it was all a quite new experience for me. Sleeping in a icecold bunkroom with 20 other people can be quite exhausting but at least I had a really warm sleeping bag so I didn't get too cold at night.
But you know it's worth the effort when you are standing on the mountain and having absolutely stunning views.
Here are some pictures so that you can share a little bit the beauty of the Fjordland here in New Zealand:
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| At the begining of the track |
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| My tramping friend Tim and me |
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| a really high waterfall |
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| stunning views... |
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| inside the hut |
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| water supply was ensured outside the hut with of course outside temperatures :-) |
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| at Lake McKenzie |
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| a beautiful morning at the hut |
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| yes there was snow on the track... |
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| ...and even ice...so you can imagine how cold it was :-) |
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| amazing views from the top |
Here are some pictures from the hostel where I'm staying. We had some really nice dinners here and lots of fun:
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| on Lake Te Anau with Rosie and Alistar - my host family |
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| Alistar |
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| Rosie & Me |
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| having a nice dinner |
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| spanish Paella...very yummi :-) |
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| Tim and Matthias preparing original "Kaiserschmarrn" |
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| another evening...making yummi Schnitzel |
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| always heaps of fun in the kitchen :-) |
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| shared dinner with lots of good food |
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| and a redwine cake for dessert :-) |
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