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Twizel – Day 32 (Part 2).
Happy and blessed Easter to everyone, I woke up this morning before sunrise, and made a point of getting breakfast going before the sandflies wake up and to sit down and simply “BE” and watch the sunrise. Such a privilege to be able to do that and in such…
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Twizel – Day 31 (Part 1).
Lake Ohau village and to the bottom of the lake, I was privileged enough to not have to rush this morning, only hitting the trail by 9:30 after a slow start and hot breakfast one last time at the lodge. I had a great time at the lodge for…
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The bar.
Meeting interesting people from all WALKS of life, For me, this was always a hard one to do, walking into- and sitting down in the bar, having a chat to what seem like strangers at first. Not sure why, but this has never been my thing and not at…
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Stay-cation.
Very two minded, There was a dusting of snow on the mountains last night, but the weather today is very inviting to continue on the TA. Go, stay, go, stay, I don’t know, there is some more wet stuff incoming tonight and I have a lot of tenting ahead.…
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Lake Ohau (and the lodge)
Rest, recover and resupply, Waking up this morning in a nice warm bed, I was glad that I made it to the lodge ahead of schedule as well as the storm the rolled through overnight. I am super proud of my efforts over the last three days, pushing on…
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Lake Ohau – Day 30.
Back to civilisation (of sorts), It was a pretty rough night as predicted with very strong wind gusts, rain and even lightning. At one point, I cracked open a packet of biscuits because the wind was keeping me awake and so I might as well stay up. I thought about…
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Over the Ahuriri River – Day 29.
Cross the river before incoming rain, That will be the primary goal for today. I am advancing another day to get ahead of the weather, so I have to get moving. This means an early start, cooking breakfast, being one of the first people to start preparations this morning…
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