Care
Care A few days ago, after a beautiful morning’s tramp, I arrived at a new and spacious Department of Conservation hut. Since there were no good campsites down the trail for some distance, I decided to call it an early day and settle in. The hut had a large deck that looked out onto a […]
Day 90
Nov 29 day 90 Manuka Hut to Geraldine 6:30-11:00 15 km + hitched ride to town The Manuka hut filled up with previous occupants and a very nice Christchurch bicycling family (with two very young children including a boy named Mikey), so I tented outside in the wind which thankfully calmed later in the night. […]
Day 89
Nov 28 day 89 Comyns Hut to Manuka Hut 6:45-1:30 21 km I packed as quietly as I could, remembering that Jan from the Czech Republic likes to sleep later than most thru hikers. The trail led out over the hill directly behind the hut to the north branch of Ashburton River which was rushing […]
Day 88
Nov 27 day 88 Glenrock Stream to Comyns Hut 7:15-11:15 16 km Today I saw the truth of the old adage “red sky in morning, sailors take warning.” I woke at 5:00 and saw out the window a magnificent and ominous red sky accompanied by strong winds. Had coffee with another of the Blue Pub […]