Tuesday 9th May
Today we woke to sunshine over Lake Rotoiti in St Arnaud which was quite unexpected as it was supposed to rain last night and this morning. We took our time getting organised so it could warm up a little. It didn’t seem to have got to 0° last night but it was still cool. After breakfast, packing up and doing a little clean of the hut, I sat down to write some postcards to the grandkids. It was a gorgeous spot to enjoy. At about 10am we started down the mountain again. We decided against the walk up to Angelus hut as it was too far and the weather was supposed to be coming in at some stage today. Half way down the mountain it started raining. We donned our wet weather gear and continued down. It was a pleasant 1.25hour walk down the mountain. It was a lovely morning despite the rain.

After arriving at the car and getting comfortable, DB spent a little time parked by the lake to decide which was the best option weather wise.

South it is. We are heading down to Arthur’s Pass where hopefully  the weather will break a little tomorrow and allow us to walk to Avalanche Peak. Only time will tell.

We have driven through rain on and off today but are looking forward to a little rest this afternoon when we reach Kumara. Our little town about 1 hour from Arthur’s Pass.