Day 115, Manuka Hut to Lake Camp (2369)
It rained a bit overnight, not much but enough to ensure that my feet got wet in the grass. I left my insoles in the hut and walked all day only noticing when I took my shoes off this evening.
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| Looking back to Manuka Hut |
A long day (32k) but gentle ascents and descents, except the last bit, which made it a very pleasant days walk.
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| Rough track near the Manuka River |
The trail was on rough tracks, a bit of gravel road and a mainly good path across wide moorland between the hills. Again very much like Scotland.
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| Misty hills |
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| Towards Lake Emily |
I'm not sure what happened to Pete and Dean, I expected them to catch me up but they never appeared. Etienne and Pauline who left the hut last caught up with me and didn't pass them, a minor mystery
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| Lake Emily |
The wide open spaces were beautiful but the pictures don't look very exciting.
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| Up towards Paddle Hill Creek |
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| Lake Clearwater |
The last little bit to the road needed a river crossing that was impassable so I thought I would try to skirt round it but only succeeded in tearing lumps out of myself on the thorn bushes.
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| The path keeps on towards the Potts River |
A change of plan then and I tried going straight up to the road with similar problems but managed on the second attempt.
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| Potts River running into the huge Rangitata River |
There is a long road bypass to get round the Rangitata River and I had hoped to get a lift to Geraldine tonight but there was almost no traffic on the road but I did get a lift to Lake Clearwater where I met Etienne and Pauline at the side of the road trying to get further.
I walked to the campsite but nothing else was on the road so I decided to camp for the night and try again tomorrow.
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