Day 69 | Tentsite @ km461
21 December 2022 | 18°C | 22km
More interesting examples of how people have different perceptions of things. First question of the day though: walk along the Te Araroa on top of a ridge or the an alternate route (Timaru River Track) in the river valley joining the TA later again?
We opt for the river track which results in several river crossings as expected in a nice, wide valley. A welcome change after the climbs on the Motatapu Track. The current of the water is surprisingly strong, probably a good training for the upcoming Ahuriri river crossing in a couple of days. The water is „dirty“ with a grey color the reason for which are several earth slides way further up the valley as we would see the next day, still walking along that same river.
The only people we would meet today is a young sporty couple of locals walking a loop track and coming from the opposite direction. We chat for a while and when asking of how many crossings are still to come, he replies probably one while she says rather five to six (which is very close to what we would experience).
