Harman 3

Harman Day Three
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Day 3: (Thur 13th Mar 2008): The "new Julia Hut" only slept 6 so some stayed in the very much older (near derelict) hut and claimed it was comfortable! John S also checked out the hot "pools" which have to be dug in the gravel. Note the "Fire Exit" sign (the only exit!) and "Assembly Point" = Outside!
Hot pool near Julia 504JS	Old Julia Hut 508JS	Inside old Julia Hut 512KB	New Julia Hut 524KB
Julia & Taipos Breast! 526KB	Cathy lines up Jim 540IB	Cathy's Jim shot 542CT	Graham waits 540IB
We continued past the Taipo River (combined Mary and Julia Creeks), crossing Tumbledown Creek on a 3 wire bridge (I was getting better using forearms for balance, hoping there were no frayed wire. The puffballs (pukurau) photographed are probably Lycoperdon perlatum (Devil's Snuffbox).
?Lycoperdon perlatum 552KB	Taipo River 554KB	Composit of Taipo River back to Taipo's breast 571KB
This was a short day and quite a casual stoll down a good track with all rivers bridged.
Low intensity slip 576CT	All except Jim on Taipo River 578JC		Keith crossing Taipo 586CT
Jim admires view 596JS	1st weka sighting 598JS	Mid Taipo Hut 602KB	More vet care 605IB
Jim's book seemed to lack a certain interest and I battled on as a handless cook. The clothes got a bit of a wash & dry (and my best tramping sox are still on the line or someone else is getting good value from them)! Note the pointless fire notice in 614JS.
Exhausted from a short day 609KB	Ian's new hobby 611IB	Hut with laundry 612IB	Fingerless chef 614JS