Thankfully, the next morning looked decidedly different.
Monthly Archives: March 2012
The Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track
I have to reach back several weeks, all the way to mid-February for this hike, but it is well worth documenting. The town of Tuatapere, as I had mentioned previously, had built itself a big, expensive, private, 3-day hike as a means of attracting tourism to the town. And I had the time, just barely, to hike it before friends from Canada arrived. And so one grey morning (despite 3 days of sunshine forecast), I found myself $130NZD lighter and standing at the track start.
That massive spike you see for the track elevation? Ya, that’s a 900+ meter elevation gain. On the first day. It makes for a grueling start. Oh, and it is also 19km in total hiking that day alone. Well, no time like the present to start my trek!
Soon to be updated once again!
After bidding adieu to Sabrina, Alexandra and Marc at the Queenstown airport, I’ve got a few days of doing a lot of sitting around, relaxing, and pouring over my numerous photos of the last 2.5 weeks. So that means updates will once again be resuming! In a day or two at least. For now, I’m going to go find some ice cream. 🙂