Where would you be without your morning pie kai? A bakery sparrow stopped by to clean up the crumbs. We met a couple of the locals Gem and James who had once resided in Rotorua. Offered us a ride but we were going the opposite direction. Besides, the mantra for us is still strong. Hike ALL New Zealand.
On the outskirts of Cromwell we paused to chat with a chap weed-eating his embankment. Various sculptures adorned his front garden. As conversations transpired, he was the artist of the sculptures. He used just 3 tools and a lot of elbow grease! It had been working on pieces the last few years. Check out ‘Wyeth Design’ on Facebook, and you’ll see what I mean.
The Kawarau Gorge had its challenges for walking. Barriers were great to be behind, however there was often not a lot of space, then a great long drop. The gorge looked very unforgiving.
A bridge over the Kawarau River presented itself at the 25k mark. Again not a lot of space to work with. Running across after carefully listening for vehicles was the best way. Up an embankment on the other side we sidled past bee hives and found a flat spot next to a fence and under a large pine tree. Here we pitched for the evening. A feed of pasta and dehydrated potato on the menu and we were content for the night ahead.
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