Thursday, 23 October 2008

Routeburn Ramble

Yesterday we got early 7:30 and made our butties for overnight stay in the Fall hut.

We were told there was no transport so we hitched. We walked for 15min and 5 cars later a really nice ozzi guy gave us a lift all the way to the start of the track

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(he wasn't going that way but he was a bus driver so used to giving people lifts a great guy)

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liz crossing the first swing bring (there was another 3 after this one)

We had lunch at Routeburn Flats at the picnic table we met a guy from Walton Road, Sale (now lives London). A couple the lady from Sale, the man from Barnsley they now live in Warrington. What a small world!!

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This is where we stayed the night and looking down onto Routeburn flats.

And on the way back we hitched with a guy from Invercargill.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lovely places. Interesting vegetation round the falls. How big was the grasshopper. Did you meet anyone at the hut?

Lots of love Mum and Dad xxxxxx

Anonymous said...

Went to Grandma's today. We went to Crosby library and had a look at your blog. I forgot to say she could leave a comment, so she asked me to tell you how much she enjoyed reading it and looking at your lovely pictures.

Mum xxxxxxx

MarkandElizabeth said...

Glad she liked it!