Hurunui Hut - Hurunui Hut No. 3

Vi startede ud med at gå ind i skoven igen langs floden, hvor meget af den oprindelige vej var skyllet væk af de seneste ugers regn og blæsevejr. Vi kom derfor på en del omveje, som endnu en gang bestod af mange væltede træer og en masse mudder. De væltede træer var enten revet op af jorden eller lignede, at de var blevet sprængt af et lyn.

På vejen, ved siden af et vandfald, var der en varm kilde, hvor vi stod i vandet i 10 minutter, da man hurtigt blev overfaldet af de mange sandfluer. Vandet var dog meget varmt, og det var fascinerende at opleve.

Derefter gik vi endnu en gang langs floden i regnvejr og kom frem til den første hytte, hvor vi efter en times overvejelse besluttede os for at blive i stedet for at gå videre. Da det var begyndt at regne mere, og efter tre dage i skoven med mange væltede træer, mudder og regn, var vi generelt bare ikke begejstrede for at gå yderligere timer denne dag.

Vi stoppede derfor og blev i hytten med de andre, spillede kort og fik gang i brændeovnen, selvom den havde et mindre hul i sin “udluftning”.

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We started out by heading back into the forest along the river, where much of the original track had been washed away by the past few weeks of rain and strong winds. As a result, we had to take several detours, which once again involved many fallen trees and a lot of mud. The fallen trees had either been ripped out of the ground or looked as if they had been blasted apart by lightning.

Along the way, next to a waterfall, there was a hot spring where we stood in the water for about 10 minutes, as the many sandflies quickly started attacking us. The water was very hot, and it was fascinating to experience.

After that, we once again walked along the river in the rain and reached the first hut, where, after an hour of consideration, we decided to stay instead of continuing on. The rain had intensified, and after three days in the forest with countless fallen trees, mud, and rain, we simply weren’t enthusiastic about hiking for several more hours that day.

So we stopped and stayed in the hut with the others, played cards, and got the wood stove going, even though it had a small hole in its “ventilation”.Baca lagi