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Moturau Hut is like a motel. It is large and inviting, with a fully equiped kitchen and facilities. It sits by Lake Manapouri, and has a tranquil beach that begs for swimming. The only thing that...
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Although we were now under the perpetual cover of trees, we could tell that the sun was still shining up above. The track led us downhill in a series of zig zags that would have made weaker ankles...
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The next day dawned bright, and the clouds that had shrouded the scene the day before had retreated to wherever it is that clouds go when they are no longer needed. A bright sun gave us truly...
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The next day brought rain again, but most of the walking was downhill, so I didn't mind. We ducked under the canopy of beech trees again as if they were old friends, and walked hand in hand with...
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There was a light drizzle hanging in the air as we hoisted our packs and set off around Lake Te Anau. A few buses hissed noisily through the puddles, but most of the tourists stayed in their hotels...
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The next day dawned with slivers of silver sunlight, so Pubdy and I packed and left early, leaving our new German friends to sleep off their hangover.
The morning brought us the best walking...
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I gazed out at the concrete sky with some trepidation, knowing full well that it was going to rain again. But at least it was better than the first time I had walked the Kepler Track - it snowed...
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Pubdy was the first one up the next day, and he grinned a grin of collusional conspiracy when I got up.
"What have you been up to?" I asked suspiciously.
"Nothing," he replied with a...
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The bus took us from Milford Sound back to where the car was parked at Te Anau Downs. A policeman was waiting for us, asking us how we managed to park the car in quite the manner that we had.
"Baked beans," replied Pubdy rather cryptically.
The towtruck dropped him off back at the...
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"Oh what a surprise," said Pubdy as we climbed down from the campervan that had dropped us off at the car park. "It's raining."
It wasn't, really. It was just a bit misty, but both of us had...
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We left the car parked at a highly creative angle on the side of the road at Te Anau Downs. A jetty jutted erotically into Lake Te Anau, and several people pointed at our parking efforts.
"That's how we do things round here," Pubdy explained to a slender Japanese girl who was trying to...
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"Not another ****ing waterfall," said Pubdy as we watched more water cascade down the cliffs of Fiordland.
I have to admit, it was getting a bit tedious. Everywhere we looked we saw waterfalls. They no longer held any beauty for us. We just wanted to get home and dry out now.
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A tramp in New Zealand is not someone with smelly clothes and no money, but rather the word used to describe a multiday walk in the mountains, forests, and hills. Although you may end up looking...
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We had spent the previous night in the small township of Te Anau, mixing with locals at a bar called The Moose. The weather forecast did not look promising, but then, it never does in Te Anau. Situated in the heart of Fiordland National Park, the town regularly receives over 4 metres of rain a...
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Day 4 consisted of another 6 hour walk, but it also marked the last day on the track.
We rose early and, after pinching some cornflakes from a slumbering Italian, stepped out into the... sunshine.
Ha ha, no, just kidding. It was raining again.
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