A classic circuit in Nelson Lakes National Park.
Day 1 - Up to Bushline Hut from the Mt Robert carpark.
Day 2 - Along Robert Ridge to Angelus Hut.
Day - 3 Up to Sunset Saddle. 7 of the team decided to drop their packs and summit Angelus Peak. Then down to Hopeless Hut for lunch. Then down Hopeless Creek to the Travers River track. Then on up to John Tait Hut.
Day 4 - Up the Travers River track to Upper Travers Hut. Then up to Travers Saddle for lunch. Then down to the East branch of the Sabine River and down to West Sabine Hut.
Day 5 - Up the Sabine River to Blue Lake Hut.
Day 6 - We retrace our steps to the West Sabine Hut before continuing on down the Sabine River to Lake Rotoroa and Sabine Hut.
Day 6 - Along to Speargrass Hut.
Day 7 - Out to the Mt Robert carpark.
Sidebar
Nelson Lakes Easter Weekend Extended 2-9 April
Kapiti Island bathed in cloud
Day 1 exuberance!
Steep climb up to Bushline hut
Bushline hut
Girl talk
Lake Angelus hut - stunning place huh!
The scenery was so magnificant, Sue got jelly legs and had to sit down
A relaxing afternoon at Angelus
Time to stretch and unwind the mind
They dont call me Nimble Nev for nuthin!
Vegetable sheep
On Angelus peak, with Hopeless on the right.
Scree coming off Sunset Pass
John Tait hut
Start of the climb over Travers Saddle
Looking down on Travers Saddle
Nice spot for lunch
Civil disobedience
Heading down off Travis Pass towards West Sabine hut
Breakfast!
Blue Lake hut
Looking down on Blue Lake
Lake Constance
Nuthin like a fire to warm the soul
Look out - the village idiot is back
Lunch stop on the way to Sabine hut
Nev being David - needs to get those arm even (editor comment)
Klassy chic! Press-up gone wrong.
Tony and David as one with nature....plonkers!
Sabine hut
Michael in front of Speargrass hut
Morning tea stop on the last day
There is always a way to get the last bit of jam out a jar
Lunch at Speights bar,,,did someone say beer...mmm beer
