Brownie Hut - Nelson

Fra Brownie Hut gik vi videre mod en parkeringsplads, hvor vi havde arrangeret et lift med dem, vi havde mødt i hytten dagen forinden. Derefter hitchhikede vi til Richmond, og derfra tog vi bussen til Nelson.

I Nelson slappede vi af, fik købt ind til de resterende dage på Richmond Track og fik fejret jul af to omgange.

Den 24. december tog vi ud og spiste om aftenen, hvorefter vi tog til julesang foran en stor kirke i Nelson med livemusik. Der blev sunget 14 sange i alt, og vi sluttede af med Jingle Bells. Det gav langsomt lidt julefølelse under solen og palmerne. Derefter gik vi tilbage til vores hostel og tog et par runder Klodsmajor.

Den 25. december fejrede newzealænderne jul, så hele byen var lukket, og man kunne dufte, at folk grillede rundt omkring. Vi gik en lille tur op til midtpunktet af New Zealand og gik derefter tilbage til vores hostel, hvor vi grillede mad sammen med nogle andre vandrere og fejrede jul endnu en gang. Vi havde en meget afslappende dag, inden det i morgen går videre mod Richmond Track, hvor vi også fejrer nytår.

Glædelig jul og godt nytår!

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From Brownie Hut, we continued on toward a parking area, where we had arranged a lift with the people we had met in the hut the day before. After that, we hitchhiked to Richmond, and from there we took the bus to Nelson.

In Nelson, we relaxed, bought supplies for the remaining days on the Richmond Track, and celebrated Christmas twice.

On December 24th, we went out for dinner in the evening, after which we attended Christmas carol singing in front of a large church in Nelson with live music. In total, 14 songs were sung, and we finished with Jingle Bells. It slowly brought a bit of Christmas spirit under the sun and palm trees. Afterwards, we walked back to our hostel and played a few rounds of Klodsmajor.

On December 25th, New Zealanders celebrated Christmas, so the entire city was closed, and you could smell people barbecuing everywhere. We went for a short walk up to the geographical centre of New Zealand and then returned to our hostel, where we grilled food together with some other hikers and celebrated Christmas once again. We had a very relaxing day before continuing on to the Richmond Track tomorrow, where we will also celebrate New Year’s.

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