Mt Richmond - Hackett-Dun Mountain ANZAC Extended Circuit 25-27 April

Cicuit in the Kahurangi NP
Saturday, 25 April 2015

Our Charter Plane

Happy passengers

We took the scenic route to Nelson, including going around Kapiti Island

Port of Nelson

Ready to start at Hackett Creek Picnic area

Strolling along Hackett Creek

Is that 6 people on the bridge with a max 5 person capacity?

3 Billy Goats gruff on da bridge

Hackett Hut - GUO is about to grab the school boys bowl of spaghetti

Nice hut interior

Browning Hut

another nice hut interior

Beautiful ferns in the valley after Totara Saddle

Smurf

We sidled around the range to Roebuck Hut for hours, and hours, and hours...

we had to put up tents as it was only a 6 bunk hut, unfortunately it started raining ovenight

GUO thought the broom was an Outrage

Some were keen to depart in the rain early

and they fogot to put the bucket away

When GUO has the full coat thing going on, you know its a very wet day!

it rained all day

The rain was worse leaving Rocks Hut on the last day

Waterfalls sprung from everywhere

We got to Third House Shelter without stopping

We were all soaked - it rained till the very end