Wild river - Blue Lake

Da vi tog videre fra vores lille campsted ved floden og gik knap 2,5 timer videre i skoven, inden vi holdt en kort pause ved den næste hytte, var vi begge meget glade for beslutningen fra dagen forinden om at stoppe.

Derefter fortsatte turen langs floden, langsomt opad, i smukke omgivelser mod Blue Lake, som er en af verdens reneste søer, og hvor man på en god dag kan se ned til 80 meters dybde. Udsigten til søen var dog væsentligt bedre oppefra den næste dag. Søen er hellig for Māori-folket, og derfor må man ikke røre vandet. Ved siden af Blue Lake-hytten slog vi vores telte op, og om aftenen var hytten fuld, og teltpladserne ligeså, så der var også en smule mere larm, end der plejede at være.

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When we moved on from our small riverside campsite and walked almost 2.5 hours further through the forest before taking a short break at the next hut, we were both very happy with the decision we had made the day before to stop early.

After that, the route continued along the river, slowly climbing through beautiful surroundings toward Blue Lake, which is one of the cleanest lakes in the world, and on a good day you can see down to a depth of 80 meters. However, the view of the lake was much better from above the following day. The lake is sacred to the Māori people, and therefore touching the water is not allowed. Next to Blue Lake Hut, we pitched our tents, and in the evening the hut was full and so were the tent sites, meaning it was a bit noisier than usual.Baca lagi