21.18 Te Anau: Kepler Track, Day Two, incredible: 21.19 Day Three, the long way home. : A narrative from New Zealand.
The previous blog (scroll down) deals with some of the statistics and adventure of the 'tramp'. It's interesting to note that two weeks before we set out on the Kepler Mountain Range, the snow was chest high on the ridges. Of course, it's summer in the southern hemisphere. Then again, this is South Island, New Zealand. One more point before continuing with the hike pictures for Kepler and stories from this country. We are living in Manapouri in a motel that overlooks one of the finest views we have ever seen, the lake of the same name containing many islands and multi-mountains as a backdrop. Furthermore, from our bed, we look directly at the peak of Mount Luxmore (4,829 feet), the place we sat earlier in the week. I think that's amazing although the editor thought the description too strong. I re-thought it and still consider it amazing. We're off on another trek for three days in weather expected to be: Heavy rain . How exciting! The other side...