Day 20, Pakiri beach to Govan Wilson Road (507)
The weather forecast was very wet for today but it wasn't as bad as I was expecting, the sun even appeared when I put my tent up.
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| A wet morning |
I had to stay at Pakiri until the shop opened because I only had one lighter and that died in the river yesterday, so after buying a couple of replacements I set off after the other two.
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| Cows on the road |
A walk down the road where I was held up for a while by someone moving some cows and calves was follwed by a steep climb up a grassy slope towards the Omaha Ridge.
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| Climbing up the ridge |
The ridge was in the cloud and it was extremely wet with the wind shaking down large quantities of water from above as well as the rain and wet undergrowth to push through.
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| Entering the muddy forest |
I did get a few views when the cloud and undergrowth permitted and was surprised by a wooden helicopter landing pad and a radar weather station.
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| A gap in the forest and the cloud |
The way was similar to the other ridge tracks with steep slippery ascents and descents, mud to slip in and roots to trip over.
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| A bit of boardwalk before another muddy ascent |
After a final very steep struggle I emerged into a road. And another few kilometers took me to the little campsite where Charlie and Ruby had already set up.
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| Campsite after and before the rain |
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