We're headed to Hanmer Springs for the night to enjoy the natural hot springs and pools (BLOGGER'S NOTE: We actually stopped at Mariuia Springs and chilled/heated in those pools so now we're heading all the way east to Kaikoura tonight. The pools were nice but for a ton of moss and algae, I had to get out early because I was grossed out.) and still hoping that as we head east and north we continue to get less precipitation and a little warmer temps. Evan is more optimistic than me but we'll see.
So, I've been trying to keep a mental list of the reasons it's not that bad backpacking in the cold weather. Here's what I have so far:
- your clothes don't get dirty/smelly as quickly so it reduces the need to do laundry (and is very helpful when you only have 2 pairs of long pants and 4 longsleeve shorts with you)
- I barely ever have to shave my legs
- I don't need to worry about dirty feet like I did in Europe and I definitely don't need a pedicure (I haven't even seen my feet for more than a minute a day when I dry them after a shower)
- no one is witnessing my hair's continuous awkward growing-out stage because I wear a winter hat or headband almost constantly
- it's totally ok to wear socks with sandals and carry your crampons (not tampons, see yesterday's entry) in a bright red huge waistpack (aka fanny pack)
- it's easier to heat our campervan at night than it would be to cool it (and we get to keep our windows closed so no sandflies or mosquitos)
- it's easier to warm up after a shower than it is to stop sweating
- nothing/no where is crowded
- our campervan isn't overheating on this crazy uphill climbs
- it's really cute to watch the lambs cuddle with each other and the mom-sheep to keep warm
And that's about it! Sounds fabulous, eh?
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