Day 2: (Sunday 1st March 2009) It was still raining and after yesterday's ordeal, we didn't want to go all the way down the ridge only to have to turn back again! By lunch time the weather had improved so a vote was taken and we decided to stay at Herepai rather than get packed and wet just to move huts. This was a majority rather than a unamimous or concensus decision!

The weather improved somewhat in the afternoon enough to see a few surrounding hills. Overall, we didn't mind sitting it out in this little hut feeding the fire, cooking, resting, reading and talking. Nibbles (while the food was being prepared) included Mosham's "chilli and garlic peas", which were appreciated.

For those interested, dinner was a Soup entrée (?Oxtail) with the main of home Greensea Tuna (500gm sachet) in a Maggi Parsley sauce and dried veges over (generic) Pasta spirals. Dessert was custard over a variety of dried NZ fruit.