Locke stream Hut - Arthurs pass village

I dag gik det videre mod en gangbro ved siden af en trafikeret vej og en flod. Her kunne man slå sit telt op, inden det dagen efter ville gå videre op mod Goat Pass, og to dage senere ville man ankomme til Arthur’s Pass.

Vi fik endelig set solen i dag, hvilket har været savnet! Efter endnu et utalligt antal flodkrydsninger er vi langsomt blevet eksperter og mere trygge ved det - vandet er dog desværre ikke blevet varmere.

Vi kom flere gange igennem nogle meget stikkende buske, da det ikke var muligt at krydse floden, og man ikke længere kunne gå langs bredden. Det var meget ubehageligt!

Det var dog fascinerende at se, hvordan træer lå langs bredden over hundrede meter fra selve floden, og hvilke enorme mængder regn der må have faldet, før de har kunnet havne der.

Svea og jeg havde dog fået nok de seneste dage af væltede træer, flodkrydsninger og stier, der ikke længere eksisterede. Vi besluttede os derfor efter en lang dag på over ni timer for at hitche ind til Arthur’s Pass Village (som er en gennemkørselsby). Her fik vi spist, vasket vores tøj, taget et bad og ladet vores powerbanks op, inden vi fortsætter de kommende dage på næste strækning - som forhåbentlig bliver en smule sjovere.

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Today we continued towards a footbridge beside a busy road and a river. Here, it was possible to pitch a tent, before heading up towards Goat Pass the following day, and two days later arriving at Arthur’s Pass.

We finally saw the sun today, which has been sorely missed! After yet another countless number of river crossings, we have slowly become experts and much more confident - unfortunately, the water has not become any warmer.

Several times we had to push our way through very prickly bushes, as it was not possible to cross the river and it was no longer possible to walk along the riverbank. It was very uncomfortable!

However, it was fascinating to see how trees were lying along the riverbank more than a hundred metres from the river itself, and to imagine the enormous amounts of rain that must have fallen for them to end up there.

Svea and I had had enough over the past few days of fallen trees, river crossings, and trails that no longer existed. After a long day of more than nine hours, we therefore decided to hitchhike into Arthur’s Pass Village (which is essentially a transit town). There, we ate, washed our clothes, took a shower, and charged our power banks before continuing over the next few days on the next section - which we hope will be a bit more enjoyable.Baca lagi