17/11/2014 Mavora Lakes to Tuatapere
The
wind had died off overnight and the sun was out but it was still
bitterly cold when we packed the tent away. In the full light of day
it was sad to see what an awful mess had become of our shoes after
melting them against the fire bucket, still they were just about
usable and only had to survive for a few days.
What
there was of the wind was now in our favour and with a slight descent
all day we made rapid progress. We had thought of stopping or at
least stocking up at Manapouri
but
as progress seemed so good we decided to push on and try for
Tuatapere. The only problem was that we had already run out of food
and were not sure if there were any shops on the 120 kms trip to
Tuatapere. There weren't.
Fortunately
the tailwind picked up and there was only one significant hill which
we soon knocked off allowing us to get into Tuatapere in time to raid
our usual food supplier Four Square. The backpackers motel was only
$65 so as is our policy, if you save some on the accommodation you can
spend it on the food , which in reality meant home made chicken curry with a pack of olives as a treat.
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