The best parts of the overland trip were the days we would hike for a bunch of hours, camp overnight and then hike back the next day to where we started. Our first such trek was in Fiordland National Park. Our destination was Green Lake and we stayed here, in Green Lake Hut. The picture doesn’t show it well, but there was nothing else around for miles and miles except mountains, lakes, forests and bush. There was also nobody else staying at the hut with us…until Hugh the Irishman showed up at dusk. As if from Irish central casting, he then dazzled us with stories and humor all whilst sipping whiskey from a flask he carried with him at all times.

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