We stayed at the Alpine Lodge, loving the breakfast
We make last stop at Lake Rotoiti before we are on our way back to Christchurch
There are eels here
We also make a stop at the Lake Rotoroa Campsite, nothing happening here at the moment. Anyway, this was a nice trip away from home!
Tracks around lake Rotoroa is even better! I challenge you to comeback 🙂
We did a big loop early this year which went thru moss pass (never again) and the blue lake (amazing although a bit too popular)
Need water taxi thou
Angelus hut is nice too (even more popular) you can do it from Rotoiti side
I haven’t done much from Lake Rotoroa yet, have been to Blue Lake and Lake Constante though, yet to go to Angelus Hut, it’s very high on my list.
Didn’t do Travers-Sabine Circuit but when we did the blue lake and Angelus Hut (separately) we passed some of its route – we should also come back during the off-season
I just realized this was last year hence happy b-day last year and happy b-day this year!
Thanks Leah! Also, I just checked happy-pumpkin.life but could not find your blog. What happened to it?
Hi Edwin
I don’t get email notification when you reply to me btw
Today is another boring day at work that I decided to check this blog since I commented last time, then I found your comment above.
The blog does not exist anymore as I got so carried away with other personal projects, and I hate sitting in front of computer after work.
1 is inaturalist, I post any interesting living things I see when I am out and about and it basically tracks where I have been. It works for me as my main interest of nature is biology. In case you are wondering:
https://www.inaturalist.org/people/6374882
2 is piano (very very slow but that is okay) and learning Norwegian (maybe we will move there one day, maybe not, I know it’s cold and dark)
I have also cut off from social media. I guess that is just how things work for me 🙂
Hi Leah,
Thank for pointing out you don’t get a notification. I have just installed a plugin that should allow for notifications, will be interesting to see if it works.
Interesting site that inaturalist! I had never heard of it. Seems there’s a lot more out there (if you look for it) then one would think when just going for a hike.
Piano, always nice. Have I recommended the Leila Fletcher method (books) to you yet? Have a look at those if you like, I think they’re great.
Norway is awesome! Check out the “Eurotrip 2013” category on this very blog if you haven’t already. I would looooove to go back there. You’d love it too! Impressive that you’re learning Norwegian already, I assume it’s BokmÃ¥l?
Yay I got the email notification! And now it has a tickbox under, “Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment.”
I love inaturalist as I like tiny things rather than big views, also since I twist my anke all the time I tend to look at ground level anyway. I have also discovered my love for alpine plants which cancelled out how much I hate climbing (down). I guess this at least give me a different purpose when going hiking.
Piano, I am using the Alfred adult method book – almost finished the first book, I will check out your one then!
I think I did ask you about Europe trip before I went there in 2023? We didn’t have enough time hence missed out a lot of great places. My partner likes Finland more but the language is just too hard.
Yes BokmÃ¥l – easier to find resources and stuff. It’s not that difficult so this is just my way of killing time
Glad to hear it works! I especially like the big views myself, I am interested in the tiny things as well but from my height you notice them less than you would. 🙂 And I tend to wear my sunnies and not my regular glasses so I miss most of the creepy crawlers and whatnot at ground level.
Finland? Millions of lakes, billions of mosquitos. Nice people but Norway has IMHO much more interesting nature. I guess I just love mountains.
When I was in Norway I spoke with some Swedes there were on holiday there and the told me something I found really odd (I hope I remember correctly): the Norwegians and the Swedes can understand each other when talking but not the writing. The Norwegians and the Danes can’t understand each other when talking but their writing is the same. Not sure about Swedes vs Danes.
There are quite a few good Norwegian disaster movies made in the last decade or so, they must be fun for you to watch and maybe improve your Bokmål as well.
If you don’t reply to my comment then I won’t get notification (I am stuck in a teams meeting hence wandered here again)
And about the languages – yes I think what you said is correct and that is why I chose Norwegian as it tends to be easier among all three and later I could transit to Swedish if I need to. (probably not Danish because people say it’s too flat there hehe)
Wow, I’m actually learning from you here. Replying to you is different from ‘leaving a reply’. Good to know.
Teams meetings…. Yuk. Glad I don’t have those where I work now. Good luck!
I think Sweden is about as flat as Denmark (and Finland). From Sweden I mostly remember hours and hours of driving through forests. Likely that’s where IKEA get their wood, plenty of it over there.