travls thru d korowai-torlesse tusoklnds

Text taken from the club newsletter.

travls thru d korowai-torlesse tusoklnds by brian ey m8 av u bn getN ot n d hills l8ly? heR uv bn slackN arnd eaps. bn doiN qute bit myslf n jst got bk frm 1 of A1 wkendrs dne 4 yonks.

flw 2 chch n drov 2 d doc cmpste by d ymak rivA—u no d 1 whr d coast2coast kyak Nds. durin d nyt sm of d local yobos drov thru n thr beat ^ 4x4 for a few donuts n thN lobd a blody big X-( hare @ d tent. gueS ez 2 gt bord f u liv n Springfield.

Nyway nxt dy wz fne n frsty n we drov 2 sumit portrs pass n lft d car jst ovr d othr cyd n strted ^ d trck 2wrds d ridg. realy ez walkn evn tho qyt bit of *** bout. passD a bloke trainin 4 a mt race by doN laps ^ n dwn d 300 m clmb—breed em tuf n d sth is.

1s on d top of d ridg wz gr8t jst wnderin alng 2wards rabit pk W orsum vews in2 d hyest pks of d alps at d hed of d rakaia rivA n 1 dircton n a gr@ pnorama of d cantabry fthills n d torelesse rnge n d oder. realy wrm n evn neded me sunes n d brite sunshyn.

n d saddl b4 d clmb ^ fnd sum springs W frsh cln h2o bubblng 2 d surfce. coudnt rch d botm W a walkn pole so f u stepD in… on d top had bit of rest b4 headn ^ d lng rdge 2 ben more. *** wz deepr hre bt by picn a gud route u cUd fnd plces u didnt sink thru 2 d grass Blow. d vews wr getN btr n btr d hyr we climbd n wx stayD perfct—hrdly a cloud n d sky n no wind @ ll.

Dcided cos wx so gud we’d camp ryt on d summt of ben more— realy XposD bt seemD lk a fun thng 2 do. so pitchD d tent on prety mch d hyest bit of *** we cUd fnd dat wz fl@ nuf n s@ n watchd d sun set ovr d main dvide. amazn stuf.

got realy cold 1s d sun went dwn so hoppd n d tnt 2 cook t. thN owtsd agn 4 a yl 2 l%k @ da vu. absolutel btiful. Peaks 2 d west silhouetd agenst a fadn sky yl 2 d east wr the plains n n d distanC d lyts of chch. cud av stayD 4 ages Xcept wz friggn cold so dived bk n d tnt 2 warm ^ agin. Endd ^ havN a nce warm nyt n slpt realy wel.

n d am wz awak and owtsd erly nuf 2 woch d sunrse n prety amazn dat wz 2. d sky brightend

W ll d shdes of pnk 2 prple n reflectd off d *** yl a brite cres m%n hung directly abve us. 1 of A1 bdrm windO pict shows ive seen 4 a lng tym.

thort we’d gt bk 2 d car by an ez rdge leadin 2wrds d rivA thN climb bk ^ 2 a markD trak leadin bk

2wrds rabit pk. ll went esily nuf—where der wz *** twas supa ez travL n d opN tussk wz np itha. we hd lnch bside d rivA bt movD on qkly nuf whn d sun dipd Bhnd d nerby rdge n d temp immed dropD bout 10 dgrees.

evNtuly arivd bk@t d car n glad 2 fnd stil had a windscrn and 4 weels. Off bk 2 chch W plnty of tym

4 for the lst flyT hom.

so 1 of A1 m8. ave atachd sum of me pics. tht’s w@ ur missN ot on. So tym u strtd getN ot agn eh?

CU n d hills china.

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