Mt Robert - the first mountain I've ever climbed

Mt Robert is one of the mountains of Nelson Lakes National Park. It's 1421 m high (Wikipedia) and you can climb up all the way in about two hours (or even less if you are fit). I'm not sure Kiwis would say it's a real mountain, since they have way higher peaks here. In Sweden anything above 200 m above sea level is a mountain, in NZ it would be another hill.
However, mountain climbing looks easy, but since I'm not fit for any type of physically exhausting activity, yet, this was quite a challenge. But thanks to Eilidh, Dougal (her little brother) and their father I made it to the top :)

They have some funny names for other mountains in Nelson Lakes National Park. Imagine attempting to climb Mt Misery or Mt Hopeless...


Here are a couple photos from that day:










We also went for a short walk near the lake Rotoiti:


The water was quite cold and full of eels, but these crazy people just jumped in!



You may wonder why the eels were there. I'll explain the philosophy of the national parks in a few words for you.
- A national park is supposed to protect the nature, so no hunting, fishing, polluting, rubbish, dogs etc. are allowed
- They are free to visit for anyone, but if you happen to be a possum, rat or any other sort of introduced animal you are considered a pest. Nelson Lakes National Park is almost free from pests, which is good for the small population of the re-introduced kiwi birds living there
- You have to wash shoes and everything else that has been in contact with water where algae live, before you enter any clean water areas
- No fires are allowed in national parks
- You are not allowed to use anything else than a toilet cabin for you needs
- Don't feed the animals/birds in any national park