A hiking adventure in New Zealand

I checked the sky for signs of rain and set off early to make the most of the day. I had packed my bag with a few necessities – a bite to eat, a bottle of water and heaps of curiosity about what the day would bring.

I had recently read in my monthly upcoming magazine, which went through my mailbox in my new apartment in New Zealand. In the magazine there was this article about how healthy it was to go hiking in mountains. So that’s what I did. I had already packed my bag, and now I was ready to go. I wouldn’t waste too much energy on my way to Routeburn, so I took a bus to a place nearby with a lot of small mountains and hills. So after I had been hiking for the last 20 minutes, I got a little tired and I sat down on a rock. When I was hiking in the past, lots of people passed by me, but now there were none. Perhaps they were taking a break as well, I figured. I got up and went on. Suddenly I was in a completely stranded area, where there was not a soul to be seen anywhere. Then suddenly I heard some sounds. It kind of sounded like there were a big animal running around near me. I looked down, and I saw a footprint in the sand. It looked like a dog or something like that.