Walking Home?
☆ Day 25 Update ☆ Writing to you from above the clouds in Aoraki National Park at the Sefton Bivouac. Last night we climbed up about halfway to the hut to get a good head start in the morning since the hut only fits 4 people. It's a tiny one! We managed to fit 5 out of 10 who camped up there . It was our coldest night yet but everyone camped without a tent under the stars because there are Kea (alpine parrots) notorious for destroying tents with their beaks. Among the 10 were 5 TA hikers, a professional photographer from Germany and a couple from Ireland and England here for a 6 month vacation. The climb got progressively steeper and more exposed as we neared the hut. Both sides of the trail dipped off into oblivion beneath the clouds so we didn't have to see how far we'd fall if we took a wrong step. I felt great this morning and really enjoyed the climb. It helped we were fueled by coffee and energy balls made from scratch with oats, ...