After leaving
Hobbiton we spent the night at Dickey Flat, a free DOC campsite next
to the Waitawheta river. It's a beautiful spot, very close to
Karangahake Gorge. Since I have only seen the Gorge in bad weather
before, I was glad to wake up to sunshine the next morning. I had a
nice little walk along misty fields and when the sun was a bit
further out, we had a bath in the river. The weather is great so far,
we have warm, sunny days and mild nights. And the actual summer
hasn't even started yet!
After our
encounter with the cool river we headed out into the sun again –
onto the Karangahake walkway, leading alongside the river and through
the bush, with old pipes running along the way and many great views
of the Gorge. The walkway partly leads through old mining tunnels and
along railway tracks. They dug their way all through the steep hills
and way underneath, creating a tunnel network of many levels, with
entrances everywhere along the track.
Though the track
itself was quite easy, it felt like a great adventure. A pity I
didn't get to climb there this day, but the views from the higher
walkway are breathtaking, too!
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