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May 2005
Friday the
13th ….
Has anybody ever thought I would have been here and
now?
I’m so amazed by this volunteer job, it is just
incredible. Such a beautiful National Park to start with, but then I
get the privilege to stay in one of the huts during 5 days by my
self every week, every day I can go out and explore the area, which
is without exaggeration just gorgeous! Last week I climbed one of
the peaks, together with Virginie, one of my colleagues, a French
girl. We meet up at a specific place in the park, she coming from
her hut and I from mine and then go tramp together… the Views you
get?! WAUW
A soon as I get my pictures, you will get a glimpse,
but really those pictures don’t say much! The feeling you get when
you’re out here… I’m perplexed and really tired when I come out,
because of the 6-7 hour walking a day, climbing and descending… even
if every night I’m sleeping at 7.30 or 8 after giving my visitors
the weather forecast that has been passed by radio, checked if
everybody is alright and sorted out. Waking up at 6.30 watching the
beautiful sunrises, breakfast on my small cooking plate, cup a
coffee…
Funny is the start of the week, you actually carry a
load of stuff in with you, to have food for a week. Probably my bag
ways about 25 kilo’s to walk in, from 2.5 hours climbing to the
Ketetahi hut the first week, to now a 1.5
hour flat walk in to Waihohonui
Hut.
Next week I’ll be going to Mangetepopo… which is the
easiest to walk in, only 20 minutes… can carry a deluxe food supply
if I want… from there I will be able to climb Ngaurahoui, one of the
volcanoes on the pictures… Don’t know how to
express… this is just really superb!
I’m having a great time…
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