Routburn Track

We finally decided to be active again since Nepal, and booked in to do the Routburn Track, which is a Great Walk in New Zealand. The hike was 3 nights/4 days. The first day we got a shuttle out to the start of the track, and then hiked for 4 hours to our first hut. The huts we slept in were great. They had gas stoves and bunks so we didn't have to bring a tent or stove. We slept in a room with about 30 other people, but it was fine. The second day was our longest day. We hiked for about 2.5 hours to a spot called Conical Hill. We then did a side trip to the top of Conical Mountain. The views were awesome. The picture is from the top of the mountain. We then had another 3 hour hike to our second nights hut. The third day was an easier day. We hiked for 3 hours to our last hut, and in the afternoon did another side trip to Key Summit. Again, the weather was great and the views were amazing. The last day was just an hours walk out to catch our bus back to Queenstown. We totally lucked out and had amazing weather and no rain for the 4 days on the track. The mountains were not as big as Nepal, but still very beautiful and impressive!