Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Banks peninsula track


Ja, sa fick man antligen lite tid over for att uppdatera sin blogg.... Det har gatt i ett, inga doda punkter har inte!!

Dagen efter ridningen akte vi till en by som heter Akaroa. Harifran utgick den 5 dagars trekking (eller tramping som de sager har) som vi hade bokat. Det hela borjade med att vi fick reda pa att de skickat ivag oss en dag for tidigt, alltsa skulle det ev. bli lite problem med sangar pa de olika lagren vi skulle sova i. Vi tyckte inte det var nagra storre problem, utan ville mesta bara satta igang med var vandring. Sagt och gjort, forsta natten blev inga problem, vi fick ett eget rum pa Onuku camp. Har hade vi en underbar utsikt over Akaroas hamn! Lite vin hade vi slapat med oss som snabbt slank ner den forsta kvallen.


Finally some time over to update this thing called blog... It's been 100% action since I last wrote. The day after horse back riding we went to Akaroa, where the trekking (or tramping as they call it here) that we had booked, departed from. The first thing we found out was that they had sent us out one day to early, and that along the way, there might be some problems with where to sleep.... Well, we didn't think that was to much to worry about, we just wanted to get started. The first night was exelent! We had some wine on our lawn on Onuku camp!



Dagen efter fick vi allt bekanna farg! 11 km i ganska hard terrang. Vi skulle upp till nastan 700 meter over havet! Det var varmt ibland, och jakligt kallt nasta sekund, den dar vinden ar lurig!
Men en sak ar saker, vyerna ar det vackraste jag sett!

The day after was quite demanding. We walked 11 km, and had to climb up to 700 meters above sea level! Sometimes it was nice and warm, the next second the wind blew us away! But one thing is for sure, the views are the most beautiful I have ever seen!


Humoret var pa topp! Det klart, att fa vandra pa Nya Zeeland.... kan inte bli mycket battre!
Happy faces! Of course, it can't get much better that do some tramping in the land of trampings....

Faren, ett standigt inslag under vandringen!
The cheeps, they are everywhere!


Hmmm, kanske har Rochelle luktat battre an sa har i sina dar'..... ;)
What is that smell coming from Rochelle....? ;)


Andra natten sov vi i Flea Bay. Detta var varan lilla stuga! Hittils var vi glada for att de skickat ut oss nar det var fullbokat....

The second night we spent in Flea Bay. So far we were very happy about beeing the "overbookers". We got our own cabin!


I Flea Bay paddlade vi kajak pa morgonen innan vi satte fart mot Stony Bay (8 km bort). Rochelle och jag lyckades med det omojliga.... Att kora pa en sal! Jag menar, hur stor ar den chansen??!! Vi sag aven delfiner och pingviner!

In Flea Bay we did some kayaking the next morning before heading for Stony Bay (8 km away). Rochelle manage to hit a seal! How big are the chances!!?? You tell me! We also saw dolpins and penguins!

Men vad gor Mette pa dessa bilder?? Paddla kajak pa torra land... och tramping pa alla fyra....
What is Mette doing in these photos?? Kajaking on dry land and tramping on all four.... ;)



Stony Bay var hur mysigt som helst! Kolla in badrummet!
Sista natten skulle vi sova i Otanerito. Har blev det tight med baddarna. Rochelle sov i talt pa garden, Mette pa en madrass pa golvet i stugan och jag fick faktiskt en riktig sang!
The last night we spent in Otanerito. Here we had to split up, Rochelle in a tent, Mette on the floor and me in a real bed! They take care of me.... Im the little one..... ;)


Har kunde vin och annat viktigt inhandlas.... In Otanerito we could buy wine and other important things....


Toalett in the middle of nowhere!