Kaweka 2c

Kaweka 2 Day 3
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Day 3 (Thursday 4th March 2010): I decided to sleep on the veranda to allow more room inside and so I had the opportunity to photograph sunrise. The hunters in the hut were off early to try to bag some deer (without success).
Te Puke dawn KB3924	Graham & John B JS0779	and Keith & Ian JS0780	Sunlit Te Puke Hut IB1282
A promising start for a fine day's tramping.
Keith packing IB1283	Ian takes me shooting IB1285	The photo I took KB3964	Moon & rocks above Hut KB3965
Look at that! KB3966	Ah! Ruapehu KB3967	+ Ngauruhoe ± Tongariro KB3969	John B & Graham enjoy the view JS0790
And the weather and scenery continued to impress.
Down the ridge JS0794	A Photograph KB3971	A change of scenery KB3889	Harkness Hut JS0745
We had lunch at Harkness - a lovely hut in which I had previously stayed. It was a pity we had to press on to Tussock, particularly as it was "over subscribed" with more trampers (and hunters) than bunks.
Surgery on ?reluctant patient IB1288	Post lunch relaxation JS0798	Off again JS0750	Keith crossing stream JS0802
Keith's wet pants JS0803	Yet another stream JS0804	Lead them into deep water JS0804	Looking for a dryish crossing JS0808
John S gets a friend KB3980	Ngaawapurua Stream KB3981	Keith keen to get to Tussock JS0820	Looks like company JS0822
Yep, sure looks so KB3984	John S tries out fly KB3986	Sophisticated possum trap KB3987	Dining out tonight JS0838
We were two beds short, so John S camped out under his new fly while I tried the veranda again, but the dew was intense, so I took the mattress inside, where we were regailed with beer and venison stories.
Dinner was soup followed by Vindaloo Curry Beef mince and vegetables on rice folllowed by dried fruit dessert.