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Total km: 240 Boy what a day! And I thought yesterday had mud. Oh not thigh deep mud!  the thing is today was just a hard slog. I left Martins hut at 7:15am and got to Merriview hut at 5:00pm. Maybe I had 45 min breaks altogether. The day was essentially climbs and descents between forests and then bare exposed Tussock strewn hills and then back to forest.   these two photos are looking back to Bluff.  Eventually I got to a quarry and started the ascent to Bald hill. What else to say? Can anyone name this bird?  is it a fancy pigeon?
Once a got to Merriview hut I was dead tired. But I was greeted by some lambs - Nora lambs baaa! It was such a dissapointing 2 days I am going to skip the next section of the TA and rest. In part because of a poor weather forecast, pesticide pellet spraying from airplanes (!) and because I am not into more of the same. Tomorrow is another day. Off to bed now
7 Comments
Deirdre Russack
15/11/2018 03:08:09 pm
I have been confused by kms. Just worked out it is a cumulative title. Chin up. Keep positive. Look for the up side - you could be working xo
Boundless
17/11/2018 05:54:52 pm
Too true. :) xx
Deirdre Russack
15/11/2018 03:09:44 pm
*total
Franzi
20/11/2018 01:39:53 am
Looks like a Kereru :-) quite common and endemic in NZ!
Boundless
28/11/2018 09:23:44 pm
:) thank you. They are very pronounced!!
Yushu Soon
20/11/2018 03:05:33 pm
Oh the mud looks crazy. you are so strong!
Boundless
28/11/2018 09:22:56 pm
Oh wait til I talk about the 42 Traverse! But thank you :) Leave a Reply. |
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