Katie, Jeremy, and I went for a walk into Hawdon Hut for the evening. The theme of the trip was coldness. The walk in was ok as long as you kept moving and we did get patches of sunshine. We lit the fire in the hut but struggled to get it to produce much heat. It was sulking. The wood was too wet. We played Katie’s monopoly card game in the evening and ate many marshmallows. This was all well and good. It cleared in the night and I was tempted to take photos of the stars and snow on the mountains visible from the hut. Laziness got the better of me though and I went back to sleep instead.
Jeremy and I went for a scamper up towards Walker Pass the following day. Little bits of snow were falling as we left the hut. We retreated before we got to the pass. It took three hours to walk out and we drove back to Christchurch stopping at the Sheffield Pie Shop for our second round of pies on this trip.
Above left: We walked into Hawdon Hut fuelled by Sheffield pies. Above right: We had the hut to ourselves. It was cold and we didn’t really have a lot of luck with the fire but the company was good and kept us warm.
Above: The mountains were covered in snow.
Above: We walked back out the next day.
Above: There were some nice mossy bits along the way.
