The final day of the Routeburn and we got up early to go back up Harris saddle, almost ran to make it to the top again and see the views now the clouds had lifted. The 'view from the saddle photo' shows Tom modeling the classic kiwi tramper look - waterproof hat, board shorts (they dry out quick) and gaiters (to keep boots and legs dry and mud free), creating a classic peek-a-boo knees look I think.
After a quick bit of bouldering we had to speedily make it back down to the Routeburn shelter for our bus out; I got public transprt paranoia and was worried we'd miss us, so we rushed the last bit and did a 3.5-4hour walk in just over 2 hours. On the bus we were gutted to find out that instead of a 3-4hour drive back to Te Anau (where we started) we could have done an extra 2-3 day walk on the Greenstone track - was quite shocked that after 3 days I wanted to do more walking, but have really gotten into it. So long as there are picnic eggs, trail mix and fag breaks of course....
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