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After Wananka

Aaak! Internet eating coins! I'd like to spend some time catching up, but the clock ticking makes me nervous.

I survived Wanaka. Quite nicely. My first New Zealand back country experience...and I was a bit spoiled. A steep (and I mean steep) hike up, but incredible views. Steep mountains, meadows, waterfalls, glaciers. Nice weather. I ripped my pants. Both buttcheeks. Just standing up, getting caught on some rocks. So I taped them up with electrical tape. The holes, not my buttcheeks.

Made it back to Wanaka yesterday. Made it down to Te Anau today. So many scenes, so many thoughts--What am I doing? Do I like travelling alone? What's the point? Does there need to be one? What do I want to do after this? Travelling, and otherwise? Sometimes, it's good to have time to think. And sometimes, there's too much time.

What else can I say in three minutes? It would take at least twenty, to just get started! Maybe I'll catch up in a bit.

Now, alongside a tranquil lake in a town called Te Anau. My new favorite activity is sitting out on the porch overlooking the lake doing nothing. Tomorrow, I start out on a 4-day treck (the Kepler, for those of you in the know). So, weather willing, I'll be back on Sunday. What's in store? I hear rumors of sandflies, which could well drive me batty, but I hear rumors of nice scenery, too.