Martins Hut - Riverton

Vi forlod den sidste hytte, som vi har overnattet i på Te Araroa Trail, hvilket var en meget speciel følelse! Herefter gik det igennem det sidste mudrede stykke af Longwoods. På vejen så vi den sidste hytte, som vi vurderede til at være den anden værste hytte på hele turen, men som var yderst rustikal! Hytten var beskrevet som en historisk hytte, hvilket den levede op til.

På vejen ud af Longwoods dukkede solen endelig op, hvilket var tiltrængt. Da vi endelig kom ud af Longwoods, ventede der et par kilometer grusvej, inden vi ankom til Riverton. Vi burde have kunnet se havet de seneste tre dage samt endestationen Bluff, men grundet dårligt vejr blev det først muligt i dag.

Eftersom det havde taget tre timer længere at komme ud af skoven, end vi havde regnet med, var vi godt sultne, da vi kom til Riverton, da lysten til chokolade, müslibarer og kartoffelmos på det seneste er forsvundet. Vi fandt derfor byens bedste burger, hvilket var en af de bedre.

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We left the last hut we would stay in on the Te Araroa Trail, which was a very special feeling! After that, we made our way through the final muddy stretch of the Longwoods. Along the way, we passed the last hut, which we judged to be the second worst hut of the entire trip, though certainly very rustic! The hut was described as a historic hut, which it definitely lived up to.

On our way out of the Longwoods, the sun finally appeared, which was much needed. When we finally emerged from the forest, a few kilometres of gravel road awaited before we arrived in Riverton. We should have been able to see the ocean over the past three days, as well as the final destination, Bluff, but due to bad weather, it only became possible today.

Since it had taken three hours longer than expected to get out of the forest, we were quite hungry when we reached Riverton, as our appetite for chocolate, muesli bars, and mashed potatoes had recently disappeared. So we found the best burger in town, which turned out to be a pretty good one.Læs mere