Today was a scheduled rest day with my only plan being the 3hr walk to Central. After yesterday it's a bloody good thing as im the tierdest I've ever been in the morning. After a sleep in, gathring a bit of wood and a wash in the river, its 1pm by the time im ready to leave. A recently cut track siddles the valley on the true left. It climbs up steeply around a bluff before dropping back to the river.
Its an easy walk, but im still struggling after yesterday, looking back im probably dehydrated, but i never felt it. After crossing a major side creek the track climbs 200m, passing Blue Slip, and dropping back to the riverbed. From here its plain sailing along a riverside terrace to the hut. The track dissapers at one point beneath head height grass but its easy to find again.
Central Waiau hut's got 8 bunks a woodburner and a tank, there's 2 doors, with one leading a perspex clad room on the end. It gets a lot more use thsn Te Waiotukapiti, and im lukily to get it to myself, especially on a saterday.
Its taken me 4.5 hours all up, and im still feeling knackered, the heat probably doesn't help. Im not going anywhere if im still like this in the morning.
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