I was craving hut-living. I was yearning for jungle-like mountains. I really just wanted to carry my way-too-heavy-for-one-night pack up a mountain. Why not? I will say that the pack was too heavy, not because of my inexperience in packing, which may be a small part of it, but because I packed for four nights total--three nights in a hostel, one night in a hut. I didn't have enough time to complete the entire 5-day tramp, but I wanted to taste this Great Walk. So up 18K I went to stay in the new and beautiful Perry Saddle Hut. I had to be back down by 1015 the next morning, which made for a bit of an adventure. Signs said it takes 5 hours to get back, I allowed a bit over three hours. Let's just say I was still walking to the pick-up spot as the van rolled in. Whew! I actually almost missed my connecting bus back to Nelson...the bus driver started driving away as I came out from the bathroom!
The sunset photo is from the hostel in Golden Bay.
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