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So, very late arrival and thus late departure the next morning. Kinda sorta. First things first, a very delicious breakfast at Neo Cafe on Willis. Pistachio Pancakes for the win! After dragging our fat and well-fed carcasses back to the hotel, we managed to find our car in the garage, checked out and took off…

In Reefton, we took refuge at the Dawson’s Hotel, which was friendly, clean, and comfortable. Just what we needed. Dinner at the pub/hotel was ok, too – pleasantly surprised to find so many veggie options on the menu. Breakfast was another round of our MRE, leftovers from the hikes that did not happen – and…

I’d never do that. After spending three wonderful days around Staveley and not finding any traces of Walter White in Methven, we drove up to Arthur’s Pass. Finding accommodation was a bit tricky, because there’s not much to begin with and it was all booked. „Luckily“ one motel has reserved two rooms for email /…

My legs were still a tiny little bit wobbly after the Te Kiekie run on the day before, but that didn’t stop us from heading over to the beautiful Rakaia Gorge and explore the Rakaia Gorge Track. Another real highlight, even though the weather had turned again with clouds, wind, and of course frequent patches…

Yes, I looked at the map, the profile, the data etc. before. Still, somehow my mind was so hooked on „we’re in the Canterbury plains/foothills, this can’t be serious“ that the facts had a hard time getting through. But let’s start at the beginning. Wonderful day, mostly sunny, few clouds, windy, not too hot, so…

Paradigm shifts are rare. I think. I’m a very stupid person, you know, I’m not qualified to appreciate art and don’t have a degree in postmodernism either. What a fucking loser! I mean, no tattoos, no muscles, no art degree. Fuck me. Well, back to paradigm shifts … I mean you can read Mr Kuhn’s…

So, Kaikoura then … truly last minute, so not too easy to find good accommodation. We stayed at the Hapuku carriages, ca. 10k North of Kaikoura. This certainly qualifies as quirky, it’s an old rail carriage that now serves as a double room with ensuite. All the details have been retained, even the cups are…

On Feb 1st, the original plan was to take the Interislander Kaitake ferry to cross the Cook Strait to the North Island. Unfortunately, the ferry had broken down a few days ago – it completely lost power and very nearly hit the rocks. So quite a serious accident which understandably grounded the boat for a…

So, still owe the Internet the really beautiful hike we did halfway round the lake and back via Whiskey Falls. Here we go. Why not roundtrip, you’re asking? Well, because that would require you to walk from St Arnaud to the Mt Robert carpark – we did that bit a few years ago, it’s quite…

Need to get back to proper chronological order after my little depressive rant yesterday! So, from GBI to Nelson. The original plan was to do a multi-day hike in Nelson Lakes NP, from Lake Rotoiti to Blue Lake Hut via the Travers Saddle and then from Blue Lake to Lake Rotoroa. Well, you can probably…