Thursday 25 January – Great day for mindfulness!

The 8.3 km tramp up and down a track beside the Wairoa River was super slow at 1.1 kmph and took extreme focus.

It turned out the dramatic tales told by other TA walkers about rock climbing and narrow paths high above the river “with nothing to stop you” plummeting to the water if you stumbled were somewhat exaggerated.

It was all doable – so long as you took it slowly and focused.

Mid Wairoa Hut is lovely.

It has been lined and insulated and has double glaze windows. And….. it has the new blue mattresses which are super comfortable.

Bliss!

Below the hut is a huge crystal clear swimming hole. I had a wallow and wash.

So refreshing!

Another joyful day in the Richmond Ranges.