This was one of my nicest social experiences in New Zealand. Just imagine – Nelson Lakes National Park, tens of kilometers of nearest civilization, Blue Lake Hut, Christmas eve.
Me and my partner were walking whole day to get to this hut. We came across the Sabine pass, skipped one hut walking two days distance in one day because we were running out of food, and on top of that this whole day it was raining as hell. This last section between West Sabine Hut and Blue Lake Hut was very difficult, partly because we were tired and partly because of the rain which made every stone slippery.
When we saw the Blue Lake Hut, we said a little prayer and very tired came in. We didn’t expect to meet anyone inside on such an unfriendly day, but to our surprise the hut was full of people! They all were young – in their early-mid twenties, and they all were great! One more surprise for me was the fact that they all were Kiwis. Seeing us as we were at that point they quickly made a place for us at the stove to dry our clothes and boots and we felt very peaceful and relaxed in their company.
We talked a lot about different things that evening, and the most memorable thing of that Christmas eve was the Christmas Pudding that one of the guys made, I am so sorry that I don’t remember his name!
Anyway I wish you all guys good luck and many more fantastic tramps! Dunkan and Alice, if you ever read this post, big HELLO from Greg and all the Best!

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