It’s all starting to blur together a bit. This morning Lari and I set out to hitch to Te Anau nice and early to catch the morning workers, only to realise after standing by a deserted road for half an hour that today is in fact Saturday. Oops! Finally a battered red car with a wonderful local lady stopped and gave us a ride all the way to SH94 (going about 20k out of her way and refusing any cash), then two Invercargill lads picked us up and took us through to Te Anau. Sweet as!
So now I’m chillin’ in Lakefront Backpackers in Te Anau. My clothes are clean, I found a pair of shoes my size in the Free Stuff box to wear in town, and I have a warm clean bed with a lake view. Oh, and they had a Santa Parade and a craft market. How good does life get?!
Sorry this is all completely useless to anyone following and hoping for trail tips, but actually a good one might be ‘Days off trail are sometimes as good as days on trail‘!
TTFN…
Only running the downhills... 