Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

Day walk up passed Field hut, down to Penn Creek and a pack float down the Otaki River
Sunday, 10 March 2013
It was hot work walking up to the turn off - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

It was hot work walking up to the turn off

Penn Creek hut was as clean as a whistle - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

Penn Creek hut was as clean as a whistle

Checking our gear was waterproof for the journey downstream - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

Checking our gear was waterproof for the journey downstream

Danger indeed - we laugh at danger! - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

Danger indeed - we laugh at danger!

The start of Penn Creek - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

The start of Penn Creek

Penn Creek was more slip than track - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

Penn Creek was more slip than track

and full of dead animals (5 goats and a pig)...I'll spare you the photos - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

and full of dead animals (5 goats and a pig)...I'll spare you the photos

Monsta doing the Parawai salute - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

Monsta doing the Parawai salute

Penn Creek Sunday 10 March
Penn Creek Sunday 10 March
It didn't take us long to hit the might Otaki - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

It didn't take us long to hit the might Otaki

There were some incredibly deep pools in the Otaki - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

There were some incredibly deep pools in the Otaki

Which meant lots of pack floating woo hoo! - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

Which meant lots of pack floating woo hoo!

Big G - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

Big G

Monsta and Old Boots - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

Monsta and Old Boots

Penn Creek Sunday 10 March
Penn Creek Sunday 10 March
We reached the Y2YY swingbridge after 11 hours - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

We reached the Y2YY swingbridge after 11 hours

GPS track - 24kms - Penn Creek Sunday 10 March

GPS track - 24kms

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