Beautiful day. Until it Wasn't

Had a fantastic, restful night with trail angels that couldn't do enough for their guests. Made us sleep inside because there was 'rain in the forecast' (it didn't rain). Fresh veges for tea. Vogel's bread, local orange jam, and moccona coffee. Took us up to feed the eels. Just excellent.
Set off and climbed a hill past a forestry harvesting operation which we enjoyed watching. Then wandered a mix of quiet roads and trails to a Doc campsite for a loo break. And that's when the trouble started.
As we put on our packs and took our first few steps onward, I heard a crash and a swear word from behind, and I looked back to see OldLadyLiesOnTheGround.
She had rolled her ankle on a loose stone and sprained it quite well. As they say, if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing properly.
So we spent an hour dealing with the sprain and scraped knee and figuring out a plan. Then, after some weight readjustment, we hobbled a km to the main road to Puhoi, and OldLadyLimps hitched a ride 3km to Puhoi to the pub where we had already booked accommodation. I completed the trail section and joined her an hour later. Then we drank a bit of anaesthetic and pretended all was right with the world. Enjoyed an evening with fellow walkers & impromptu live music.
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