Te Araroa 04/02/26

Day 136, Greenstone Hut to Careys Hut (2777)

A cold misty start but it soon cleared and it became a beautiful hot sunny day with almost no wind. At one time the sky was completely cloudless.

Morning mist clearing

Path obstacles 

The track climbs away from the Greenstone River up through beech woods with the inevitable mud, roots and stones.

Clear blue sky 

After the Mavora Greenstone Saddle the path drops gently down to a huge glaciated plain with bog and tussock grass for a while before drying up a bit and getting stonier.

Bridge guardian 

The bridge to be guarded

It wasn't a difficult walk but it got very hot in the afternoon which made it harder than it should have been.

Looking back to Slip Flat Hut

On across the plains

The scenery was beautiful, very Scottish but bigger.

More flats

The track developed 

I had planned to stay at Boundary Hut but said to myself that if I was there before 16.00 I would go on the next hut which I did.

A good track

I had decided to camp outside the hut but the sandflies were biting and there was no shelter from the sun so after a quick dip in the lake (very cold) I set up in the hut.

Careys Hut by North Lake Mavora 

It's a big hut with only 6 beds so there is a lot of space for only two inside, three others camped outside and then a couple of 4WD vehicles arrived and three more beds were taken.

Getting dark