Highlight:

Easy track!

Challenge:

  • Leaving Top Timaru Hut
  • Leaving Tin Hut
  • Hail on the saddle
  • River crossing
  • Looking for a stream to camp by
  • Setting up tent in rain

Learning:

Here's Trent catching up on the trail happenings.

  • Daniel (who gave us some cord to fix the tent at Telford camp) left details in the hut book of his river crossings
  • Theres a drawing from another southbounder (SOBO) crossing of the Ahuriri River
  • Paul (who we met at Birchwood Station) name is in the book followed by Chris.

Summary:

Metric Info
Day 27
Start Top Timaru
Finish Ahuriri River East Branch
Km 31.1
Meters climbed 1079
Moving time 8h
Terrain Bulldozer track
Lunch Cheese, salami crackers
Accommodation Tent