Day 43/44 Keplar Track 50km walking Bike parked up with Bob and Maxine. Bob rightly insisted on lending us both floppy fishing hats and me a walking stick. He dropped us at the park gate with our packs and enough food to feed a large family for a week (Mark was very worried about being hungry). So we set off and walked along the lakefront and then up through the primary totara and beech forest for a couple of hours. Then beyond the treeline and into alpine terri...

Day 43 Mavora to Te Anau 64km Rain all night, tent sodden. At 8am we decided it wasn't going to stop so packed up and set off in full raingear. Within 30 minutes it had stopped and within an hour it was sunny. After stripping off we headed towards Te Anau. Holly, we broke one of your rules! We fell off!!! Very gently and without injury after skidding on loose gravel. Back onto tarmac we rolled into town at midday, lunched and dithered for a couple of hours and ...