So today we did Avalanche Peak, which is similar to the Muller Hut track in that it is short in distance but has quite a steep inclince. Specifically, the altitude gain is nearly 1100m (737m to 1834m) in a 3km distance. It took us 2:40 to get up and 2:05 to get down . The peak was very beautiful despite the fact that the weather was cloudy on one side. At the peak we fed a kea (this is a parrot-like bird, slightly bigger that seems to have little fear of humans). I'll try to post some feeding pictures..
We separated from Anna at the top where she found a couple of guys with whom to go back to Chrischurch. We continued to Westport some 200km northwest.
Ok, this entry will also include a dinner section for the simple reason that tonight we had the best dinner yet: Steaks (400gr x 2) with mashroom cream souce, red Kamora potatos (this is a NZ type potato: it is sweeter than the usual potato and less sweet than the usual sweet potato and is very very good), beans, and Israeli salad. Loads of food, which was extermely good and like the pigs that we are, we finished it all...
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