Friday 26/01/2018
Did not leave Motueka until after 1900 hours due to issue with bicycle, was a waste of time as when I got to the road end I cycled less than 100 meters and got a puncture. No repair kit. As it was dark when I headed off only thing to photo was the local DOCWare.
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| Car Park DOCWare |
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| Boulder Forks Hut DOCWare |
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| Cave Hut DOCWare |
Saturday 27/01/2018
I was still walking when it became Saturday, got to Barbers hut just on one am and time for a dram before sleep.
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| Barbers Hut DOCWare |
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| Barbers Hut |
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| Barbers Hut |
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| Up the valley |
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| And the track up the valley some more |
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| Bottom Gordon Hut |
Top Leatham Hut Visit
After lunch in the afternoon wandered up to Top Leatham hut, spotted a cat cruising up the river and it was an interesting walk, all in all had a hot afternoon there and back.
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| The cat |
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| Heading up Leatham River |
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| How it looks, all weedy and shit |
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| Spaniard so tall |
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| Top Leatham Hut |
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| Big fungi |
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| Heading back down valley |
Rested up and had food then after seven pm off up to Top Gordon's hut for a quick visit, back in the dark.
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| Swing bridge over the Leatham |
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| Gordon Stream |
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| Top Gordon's Hut |
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| Heading back to Bottom Gordon's in the dark |
Sunday 28/01/2018
Left Bottom Gordon as it was getting hot aiming to stop at the two huts on the way out for morning tea and lunch. Evidence of laziness, or more like sort of obscure four wheel drive sect's tribal behavior was left at Barbers hut, these two empty bottles.
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| Empty piss bottles at Barbers hut |
Walking from Barbers hut in the daylight appeared to me to be harder as I could see the long distance to walk. Stopped at Cave Creek hut for lunch and a brew.
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| Ford before Barbers Hut |
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| Down the Leatham |
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| Cave Creek Hut |
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| Nice gravel road |
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| Leatham valley |
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| Close to road end... |
Map Stuff
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| Map from Google Earth and Topo NZ |
Friday 26/01/2018
2118 Parked at the road end for joe cars
2143 Bicycle issues
2152 Off walking
2231 Boulder Forks turnoff
2327 Cave Hut
Saturday 27/01/2018
0051 Barbers Hut
0830 Out of bed
1023 Left Barbers hut
1214 Arrived Bottom Gordons hut
1325 Left Bottom Gordons Hut
1523 Top Leatham hut
1638 Left Top Leatham Hut
1834 Bottom Gordons Hut
1919 Left Bottom Gordons
2042 At Top Gordons Hut
2045 Left Top Gordons Hut
2212 Bottom Gordons hut
Sunday 28/01/2018
0807 Left Bottom Gordons hut
0958 Barbers hut
1006 Left Barbers hut
1137 Cave Hut
1232 Left Cave Hut
1434 At car
