Harpers pass - Hurunui hut

19.75 km in 7hrs (including lunch and swimming) overcast

At the start of the day we were ambushed by a flock of robins. There were 3 on the path or next to it so we had to stop which was the signal obviously as a further 5 or 6 descended on all sides surrounding us . Most of them just looked at us, then looked at the ground, then back at us as if to ask "well, what are you going to do about it? " but a few cheeped incessantly and flapped at their parents, obviously starving to death.

There was a swing bridge with a wooden base which is unusual. Quite a bit of the track had us pushing through new growth beech trees which nearly swallowed the whole path. Other bits had us scouting about for the next triangle as the path was not obvious.

About 20min from the hut there was another footbridge so I took the opportunity to have another river bath even though it was raining.Leggi altro