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 |