Well, it is 20 degrees, and I hear people speaking about Christmas… but it doesn’t feel like Christmas and it is good like this. Sometimes I see a little decoration here and there… but it is not convincing… not with 20 degrees. Why would Santa wear the thick jacket and not togs? Well, it looks as if I’ll go for a little Christmas trip: Paynes Ford for some climbing, New Years at the Canaan Downs Festival and in between some tramping… sounds good? good!
Archive for December, 2007
Christmas?!?
Thursday, December 20th, 2007Routeburn Track
Thursday, December 20th, 2007I almost forgot to write a sentence about the Routeburn Track! Well here it is: We saw lots of clouds, and we also got to know how it feels in case it rains for three straight days… it was wet! If you are keen to see some picture, check rainman’s website So there is a new waterproof jacket on my Christmas wish list!
All New
Saturday, December 8th, 2007Well, the year is almost over. So here a quick update:
I will move to a new flat, finally! New address is: 1/27 (Name of my cat, without the “n”, a hint: it starts with “Ti” and ends with “ka”) St. // Christchurch // NZ
Cheers,
R.
Mueller Hut Route
Friday, December 7th, 2007Well, last weekend I tramped around Mt. Cook — the highest mountain in the southern hemisphere(?!). Me, Rainer and three of his mates got up early, to drive to Mt. Cook Valley. From there we tramped up to 1800 meters or so. The last part is an alpine track, so plenty of snow and of course no trees (no log burner, must be chilly during winter). The weather was again great!
Two of our mates were quite fast at the start and we lost them out of sight. But they took a wrong turn and ended up reaching the hut 1,5 hours later than we did…
One of the toilets was fully full full, the other almost (85%). The funny thing about them was, that they had two departments, one for number 1 and the other for number 2 :)
On the way back, the next day, we could slide down the snow: Bum sliding, very cool.
Exibition to the North Island
Monday, December 3rd, 2007I should write something about the trip to the Golden Bay and the North Island. I and Frank started three weeks ago from Christchurch heading north. We coughed up with Jonas and Christian in Paynes Ford. Three days of great climbing and camping followed. The camp ground “Hangdog” was very relaxed. We had good stuff to eat while camping, thanks to Frank.
Then we went to Picton and took the ferry to Wellington. We met a nice girl on the windy deck and had a chat. We had to hold on tight to the table and our stuff. Wellington is really windy. We cruised a bit over Wellingtonian motorways, before we managed to get into town to have a snack and coffee (go to Midnight Espresso on Cuba St).
That night we stayed on a campground between Wellington and Taupo. The next day we went to Taupo’s hot pools. And stayed at a local camp ground. We reached Auckland the next day and spend the night at a backpackers. Funny was the price for the internet:
$3 for 30min or $7 for unlimited use — but if you use the pool it is free!
Your next question would be “How much is it to use the pool?” and we asked the question five times: It was free ;)
The next day the three boys went off to Tonga and I met Tash (I know her from India). I spend the next days with her and her two flatmates.
Tbc.