Glenorchy- Greenstone hut

Det havde været en meget kold nat samt morgen, og vi håbede derfor, at vi hurtigt kunne få et lift videre mod Greenstone Carpark. Det tog dog cirka 30 minutter, inden en stoppede, som skulle noget af vejen. Derfra fik vi et andet lift med en camper med et tysk par, som var så søde at køre os 12 kilometer længere, end de skulle, ud ad en grusvej. Herefter gik vi seks kilometer med en flot udsigt, inden et par fra Glenorchy stoppede og tog os med de resterende kilometer mod Greenstone Carpark. Det var dog en dag, hvor en fåreavler havde valgt at flytte sine får, så vi kørte i fåretempo bag fåreflokken i halvanden time, inden vi kom frem.

Herefter gik det endelig mod Greenstone Hut, og jeg kunne teste min nye soltrøje af, som jeg havde købt i Queenstown, da min nakke samt mine ører havde brug for mindre sol!

I hytten mødte vi en, vi havde fejret jul med i Nelson, og det var et sjovt gensyn! Nogle havde påbegyndt et puslespil, som vi om aftenen gjorde til vores mission at færdiggøre, inden solen gik ned. Vi sad derfor pludselig seks personer og færdiggjorde puslespillet og kunne konkludere, at der manglede syv brikker, hvilket vi skrev på æsken. Start januar havde der været alle brikker, så de formår hurtigt at forsvinde.

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It had been a very cold night and morning, so we were hoping to quickly get a lift further towards Greenstone Carpark. However, it took about 30 minutes before someone stopped who was heading part of the way. From there, we got another lift with a campervan driven by a German couple who were kind enough to drive us 12 kilometres further than they needed to along a gravel road. After that, we walked six kilometres with a beautiful view before a couple from Glenorchy stopped and took us the remaining kilometres to Greenstone Carpark. It happened to be a day when a sheep farmer had decided to move his flock, so we drove at sheep pace behind the herd for one and a half hours before finally arriving.

From there, we finally headed towards Greenstone Hut, and I was able to test out my new sun shirt, which I had bought in Queenstown, as my neck and ears needed a break from the sun!

At the hut, we met someone we had celebrated Christmas with in Nelson, and it was a fun reunion! Someone had started a jigsaw puzzle, which we decided to make our mission to complete before the sun went down. Suddenly, the six of us were sitting together finishing the puzzle, only to conclude that seven pieces were missing, which we noted on the box. At the beginning of January, all the pieces had been there, so they clearly disappear quickly.Læs mere