Boyd Hut - Kaimanawas 30 October to 2 November

A three day trip to Boyd Hut. we started with the long plod through Poronui Station to Oamaru Hut. Then up the Oamaru valley and over Waiwhero Saddle to the Ngaruroro River to Boyd Hut.
Sunday, 30 October 2016

The long plod through Poronui Station

One of the luxury lodges on Poronui

View from the Oamaru Hut doorstep

A frosty start on the Oamaru River flats

There was a bit of storm damage along the track to Boyds, but mostly easily negotiated.

Up the Oamaru valley

View from Waiwhero Saddle across the Ngaruroro valley

Climbing the last hill to Boyd Hut, with Boyd Rocks towering above

Ngaruroro river downstream from Boyds

It's a little-known fact that there're some nice scallops in the Ngaruroro

Sunrise at Boyd Hut

Looking down on the Ngaruroro River and airstrip from Boyd Rocks