Hammer Springs - Hope Kiwi lodge

Vi blev hentet af vores shuttle om morgenen og kørte 40 min. til Windy Point (ja, det hedder stedet), hvorfra vi startede Arthur’s Pass, som består af en masse flodkrydsninger – så vi er meget afhængige af vejret. Derfor har vi også taget mad med til nogle ekstra dage, i tilfælde af at vi skal vente, til floden falder igen.

Vi startede i regn, men efter en times tid stoppede det med at regne, og vi gik langs en flod, gennem skov og åbne græsarealer, og som altid blev nogle hængebroer krydset, inden vi ankom til hytten.

Her mødte jeg blandt andet et skotsk par, som jeg ikke har set siden lidt syd for Hamilton.

Svea og jeg havde opgraderet os med et spil minikort, og jeg lærte hende og en anden at spille 500 – altså den normale version, hvilket var ret hyggeligt, da det var begyndt at regne igen.

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We were picked up by our shuttle in the morning and drove for 40 minutes to Windy Point (yes, that’s actually the name of the place), where we started Arthur’s Pass, which involves a lot of river crossings - meaning we are very dependent on the weather. For that reason, we also brought food for a few extra days, in case we have to wait for the river levels to drop again.

We started out in the rain, but after about an hour it stopped raining, and we walked along a river, through forest and open grassland, and, as always, crossed a few suspension bridges before arriving at the hut.

Here, I met a Scottish couple, among others, whom I hadn’t seen since a bit south of Hamilton.

Svea and I had upgraded ourselves with a deck of mini playing cards, and I taught her and another hiker how to play 500, the regular version, which turned out to be quite cozy, as it had started raining again.Read more