December 27 - Jan 15
Combining one of the Auckland Tramping Club's Christmas trips with Te Araroa is what this period is all about - not a standard through trip, and quite a bit more. This consisted of
Dec 27 - 29 St Arnaud to Blue Lake Hut
Dec 30 Hut day because of rain
Dec 31 Moss Pass - d'Urville River - Upper d'Urville Hut - 8hrs, big downhill from Moss Pass
Jan 1 David Saddle - E&W Matakitaki - Bobs Hut - 12 hrs 50 mins ... ahhh
Jan 2 W Matakitaki - 3 Tarns Pass - Ada Pass Hut - 9.5 hrs
Jan 3 St James Walkway joining the TA Waiau route late morning - north to Caroline Biv
Jan 4 Over Waiau Pass on a lovely sunny day to Blue Lake Hut
Jan 5 - 7 Back to St Arnaud via Sabine / Speargrass Hut
Jan 7 Road section from Richmond Ranges track to St Arnaud
Jan 8 - 15 South to North Richmond Ranges and Pelorus River track / road to Pelorus Bridge
The end result is that I covered the section from Pelorus Bridge to the St James Walkway with some great and very experienced tramping companions, and now keen to continue on south for up to 2 weeks more before heading back to Auckland again. Wonderful scenery, mostly good weather, and a much needed reminder of how much harder some parts of TA South Island are than further north.
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