Thanks Pipiriki for being such a peaceful and pleasant place. The campground had once been a school. I mused at how the challenge of ball games on the bottom field would have ended with numerous balls hit into the scrub and bush.
The days walk began at 10 and the sun had broken through the morning mist in the valley. It heated up quickly and there was very little shade at times. It became quite draining on energy to the point we had to take an extended break and have a ‘cook up’
As the day wore on you could only but marvel at the sheer walls of white clay, the engineering it would have taken to make the roading, and the carving power of the water flowing steadily far below. When a say far below, I’m talking 500 feet drops. Photos do not do justice!
We passed through a few small settlements with a handful of buildings. Caught in a time warp.
We decided to press on till 6.30 and had reached about 30km for the day. A semi-level place by a stream presented itself and we made camp for the night.
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