Te Anau #3- ROUTEBURN TRACK, LAKE MARIAN AND MILFORD TRACK.

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HI EVERYBODY HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL, SORRY I HAVE BEEN LATE IN SENDING AN UPDATE OF MY BLOG ITS BEEN REALY BUSY DOWN HERE, HARD WORK ENJOYING YOURSELF!

WHILE IN TE ANAU FOR MY SECOND TIME ME AND BEN HAVE BEEN WALKING ALMOST EVERYDAY, WEL IT SEEMED LIKE IT. bEEN DOING LOTS OF DAY WALKS ALONGSIDE SOME OF THE MAJOR AND VERY FAMOUS HIKES SOME LASTING 3 TO 4 DAYS.

THE ROUTEBURN WAS A HIKE WHICH LASTED THREE DAYS A TWO NIGHTS CAMPING. THE WEATHER WAS A MAJOR FACTOR WITH THIS ONE. THE FIRST DAY WAS AN ABSOULUTE WASHOUT! IT RAINED MOST OF THE DAY, THE VIEWS WERE CRAP TO SAY THE LEAST, HOWEVER EARLAND WATERFALL WAS PUMPING HAD TO ALMOST WALK UNDER IT.(CHECK OUT PIC) THE SECOND AND THIRD DAY WERE GREAT ONLY SNOWING A FEW TIMES. ON THE SECOND DAY WE ALSO WENT ON A SIDE TRIP AND CLIMBED CONICAL HILL VERY IMPRESSIVE VIEWS CLOUDS SEEMED TO PART JUST AS WE GOT TO TOP.

LAKE MARRIAN WAS JUST A SHORT 4HOUR DAY WALK UP A MOUNTAIN TO VIEW THIS ALPINE LAKE IN A HANGING VALLEY. WELL WORTH THE EFFORT.

THE MILFORD TRACK WAS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE HIKES, IT IS ALSO ONE OF NEW ZEALANDS MOST FAMOUS. IT TAKES FOUR DAYS TO COMPLETE AND IS QUITE EASY FOR US. MOST OF THE WALK IS FLAT OR GOING DOWNHILL ONLY ON THE THIRD DAY DID WE HAVE TO CLIMB A PASS IN THE MOUNTAINS CALLED MACINNON PASS. ON THIS DAY ME AND BEN BEGAN CLIMING ABOUT 5 IN THE MORNING TO GET SUNRISE AT TOP. MANAGED TO GET UP AND HAD THE MOUNTAIN TOP TO OURSELVES FOR 2 HOURS UNTIL OTHER WALKES CAME UP. THE REST OF THE WALK WAS MAINLY DOWN HILL. WAS ONE OF MY BEST WALKS.

HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS INSTALLMENT PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS

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Photos

lAKE GUNN, MILFORD ROAD
AMAZING REFLECTION WE SAW ALONG THE WAY GOING TO START OF ROUTBURN TRACK. NOTICE MY REFLECTION

lAKE GUNN, MILFORD ROAD
AMAZING REFLECTION WE SAW ALONG THE WAY GOING TO START OF ROUTBURN TRACK.

LAKE MARIAN
GREAT LITTLE SPOT TO SLEEP!! WHAT DO YOU THINK.

LAKE MARIAN
RIVER ON WAY TO LAKE

ROUTEBURN TRACK
EARLAND FALLS GOT ABSOLUTLEY SOAKED WALKING PAST THIS MONSTER!

ROUTEBURN TRACK
SECOND DAY OF HIKE WAS MAINLY IN THE SNOW

ROUTEBURN TRACK
SECOND DAY OF HIKE WAS MAINLY IN THE SNOW, HOWEVER IT DID CLEAR IN SOME PARTS, FANTASTIC RAINBOW!!!

ROUTEBURN TRACK
SOME SCENERY FROM THE WALK

ROUTEBURN TRACK
SOME SCENERY FROM THE WALK

ROUTEBURN TRACK
SOME SCENERY FROM THE WALK

ROUTEBURN TRACK
SOME SCENERY FROM THE WALK

ROUTEBURN TRACK
SOME SCENERY FROM THE WALK

ROUTEBURN TRACK
SOME SCENERY FROM THE WALK

MILFORD TRACK
ME AT START OF TRACK

MILFORD TRACK
ME AT TOP OF PASS ON THE THIRD DAY, NOTICE HOW LOW THE CLOUDS ARE. FANTASTIC!!!!

MILFORD TRACK
TOP OF PASS

MILFORD TRACK
TOP OF PASS

MILFORD TRACK
TOP OF PASS- SUN COMING UP OVER MOUNT BALLOON! FANTASTIC!!!

MILFORD TRACK
TOP OF PASS- TOILET WITH THE BEST VIEW IN THE WORLD. IT ACTUALLY HAS A WINDOW ON FRONT SO YOU CAN VIEW THE SCENERY WHILE HAVING A DUMP!!! GREAT IDEA!!! I DID TRY IT OUT!!!

MILFORD TRACK
TOP OF PASS- LOOKING OVER 12 SECOND DROP. APTLY NAMED AS IT WOULD TAKE 12 SECONDS TO GET TO BOTTOM.

MILFORD TRACK
SUTHERLAND FALLS NEW ZEALANDS HIGHEST AT 580mt AND THE WORLDS 5TH LARGEST. PICTURE DOES NOT SHOW TRUE SCALE THIS WAS GIGANTIC.

Comments

[Shell]

Yeah, looks OK i s'pose...
You git! Milford looks amazing and the walks sound fantastic....but wouldn't you rather be struggling with coursework and doing yet another dissertation? Of course you would. I may create my own blog showing pictures of journals, books, and exciting coursework titles to make you jealous. And New Zealand.....bit of a long way to go for a walk int it?? Take care you lucky bugger, love Shellxxxxx

[mum]

Hi, your'e so lucky to have done all this. The view from the toilet must be amazing, there's probably someone with a camera trained on it, you'll be on the internet somewhere. Just a few thoughts; who empties it, were do they keep the spare toilet rolls, were do you wash your hands etc etc. x