Kaweka 2e

Kaweka 2 Day 5
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Day 5 (Saturday 6th March 2010): This morning brought misty rain mixed with scattered dry spells. We had to cross the Ngaruroro River shortly after leaving Boyd and John S decided to keep his boots dry, crossing in crocs, while John B took off his pants!
John suitably attired JS0885	Looking across the Ngaruroro KB4017	John S prepares to cross KB4020	John S completes his crossing KB4024
Graham & John B KB4026	Looking back to Ngaruroro KB3997	Wet stop JS0897	More fungi KB4030
Deer skull in tree KB4031	Keith by Oamaru River JS0897	Lunch by more skulls KB4037	Admiring massive trees JS0903
And the weather improved a bit while the scenery continued to impress...
Massive trees (m. trees) KB4040	Graham admiring m. trees KB4042	John hugging m. tree! JS0904	John S shooting m. trees KB4046
Ian KB4047	Fungus & boot by trees KB4013	Fungus on m tree KB4050	more fungi KB4053
Once out of the bush, it is a long but pleasant walk along river flats to Oamaru Hut.
Ian IB1310	Arriving at Oamaru IB1314	Keith and Falafel IB1317	Hoeing into the Falafel IB1318
Dinner was soup followed by an entré of fried Falafel with satay sauce then a main of Beef Mince "Angel hair" spaghetti Bolognese and a dessert of dried fruit.