Out at the Divide

We had an early start, my alarm went off at 5am. But given that it was daylight savings it didn't feel too bad. We snuck out of the dorm and packed up outside. After a quick breakfast we headed off into the darkness at about 6, we only had 4 hours to get to the shuttle so we definitely felt like we were on the clock.

Watching the light get brighter from a dull blue behind the trees to the full light of day while taking was really neat. We still had time to stop and appreciate the amazing waterfalls and views up impressive valleys but we also had to keep an eye on the time.

We managed to rock in to the divide shelter with 20 minutes to spare do I think we did jolly well. It also gave us time to ready our bags and selves for the flight back to Auckland. The shuttle driver from the track to te anau must have been on the clock as well. I'm sure he would be the fastest driver on that stretch of road. We got there safe at least. Czytaj więcej