the kepler
On the 23rd we started the Kepler.It was a very nice hike, with huge huts, almost-paved trail and lots of people.Great walk...We had excellent weather through this whole hike.
The second day was really lovely, most of it we spent above the bush line, and had great views of lake Manapouri, the surrounding snow-patched mountains and of UVM - an impressive mountain that Yuval adopted (UVM = YuVal's Mountain) and we could see it most of the hike.But the rest of the time was bush walking. beech forest.Being very, completely, absolutely tired of beech forest, we decided to take a day off, and did it in 3 days instead of 4...
But we had good time on this hike. It was fun, walking the 3 of us, and as I said, the 2nd day was really worth it.
And the weekly lesson:The great walks are different from the other NZ hikes. First, the huge huts are crowded but more lonely - in those huts everyone mind their own business, while in the smaller huts people talk a lot more.Second, the paths themselves are much better maintained on the great walks. Almost paved...Another thing is the official walking times. They are really exaggerated for us. We walk about twice as fast.
and the relevant album...
http://tomeraroundtheworld.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b32b47dd055a
The second day was really lovely, most of it we spent above the bush line, and had great views of lake Manapouri, the surrounding snow-patched mountains and of UVM - an impressive mountain that Yuval adopted (UVM = YuVal's Mountain) and we could see it most of the hike.But the rest of the time was bush walking. beech forest.Being very, completely, absolutely tired of beech forest, we decided to take a day off, and did it in 3 days instead of 4...
But we had good time on this hike. It was fun, walking the 3 of us, and as I said, the 2nd day was really worth it.
And the weekly lesson:The great walks are different from the other NZ hikes. First, the huge huts are crowded but more lonely - in those huts everyone mind their own business, while in the smaller huts people talk a lot more.Second, the paths themselves are much better maintained on the great walks. Almost paved...Another thing is the official walking times. They are really exaggerated for us. We walk about twice as fast.
and the relevant album...
http://tomeraroundtheworld.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b32b47dd055a
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