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2020-08-29 Havelock

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Saturday 29 August 2020 day 1

Fly Wellington to Chrischurch, drive to Mesopotamia, tramp Havelock River Mesopotamia to Growler Hut

Rangitata view from Rangitata Gorge road

Photo: Simon

Park at the end of the 4 WD road
Photo: Brian

Brian following the 4 WD trail
Photo: Simon

Simon and view up the Clyde
Photo: Brian

Simon approaching Black Mountain hut
Photo: Brian

Black Mountain hut
Photo: Simon

Brian approaching Black Mountain Hut
Photo: Simon

Simon and hat approaching Black Mountain Hut
Photo: Brian

Brian on the route up the river
Photo: Simon

Brian arriving at Growler Hut
Photo: Simon

Simon at Growler Hut
Photo: Brian

View Up Valley At Dusk
Photo: Simon

Sunday 30 August 2020 day 2

Growler Hut to Erics Biv via Curtis Memorial and St Winifred's Huts

Growler hut morning

Photo: Simon

Simon leaving the Growler
Photo: Simon

View down the Havelock Brian rescuing his hat
Photo: Simon

Brian on track through a small enclave of Beech
Photo: Simon

Arriving at Mistake Flats
Photo: Simon

Brian at Mistake Flats and view up Havelock
Photo: Simon

Simon arriving at Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Brian

Brian leaving Mistake Flats Forbes behind
Photo: Simon

Simon arriving at Curtis Memorial Hut
Photo: Brian

View from Erics Biv of St Winifreds
Photo: Simon

Inside Erics Biv
Photo: Simon

View of Erics Biv from top of Agony Island
Photo: Simon

Monday 31 August 2020 day 3

Eric Biv to Havelock head, then to Mistake Flats

Brian walk round Agony Island

Photo: Simon

Brian and view back to Agony Island
Photo: Simon

Simon on trail up to Veil Biv
Photo: Brian

Brian arriving at Veil Biv
Photo: Simon

View down Havelock from Veil Biv trail
Photo: Simon

Veil Biv
Photo: Brian

Brian at Veil Biv
Photo: Simon

Simon at Veil Biv
Photo: Brian

Gorgey Havelock
Photo: Simon

Returning past Veil Stream
Photo: Simon

Brian returning down Havelock to Agony Island
Photo: Simon

Brian arriving at St Winifreds Hut
Photo: Simon

Tuesday 01 September 2020 day 4

Mistake Flats snow day

Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut

Photo: Simon

Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Simon

Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Simon

Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Simon

Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Brian

Brian on the snow at Mistake Flats
Photo: Simon

Simon outside Mistake Flats Hut snowing
Photo: Brian

Simon outside Mistake Flats Hut snowing
Photo: Brian

Snow covered Forbes river
Photo: Simon

Brian walking back to Mistake Flat Hut
Photo: Simon

Simon and Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Brian

Simon outside Mistake Flats Hut snowing
Photo: Brian

Wednesday 02 September 2020 day 5

Forbes River, Murphys Stream

Early morning snow view outside Mistake Flats Hut

Photo: Simon

Early morning snow view of Havelock
Photo: Simon

Brian and early morning snow view Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Simon

Simon eating breakfast at Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Brian

Mistake Flats Hut in the snow
Photo: Brian

Snowy view down the Forbes into the Havelock
Photo: Brian

Brian in the Forbes
Photo: Simon

Looking up Forbes
Photo: Simon

Looking up Forbes
Photo: Simon

First view of Forbes Biv
Photo: Simon

Forbes Biv
Photo: Simon

Brian arriving back to Mistake Flats in snow
Photo: Simon

Thursday 03 September 2020 day 6

Mistake Flat, Carneys Bivs, Growler Hut

Early morning Havelock

Photo: Simon

Early morning Havelock
Photo: Simon

Early morning Mistake Flats hut
Photo: Simon

Early morning Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Simon

Morning in the Havelock
Photo: Simon

Brian heading across the Forbes down the Havelock
Photo: Simon

Brian on track down from the Forbes
Photo: Simon

Simon and view up the Havelock
Photo: Brian

View up Carneys stream
Photo: Simon

Brian closing on Carneys Bivvys
Photo: Simon

Brian looking into the head of Carneys Stream
Photo: Simon

Havelock
Photo: Simon

Friday 04 September 2020 day 7

Growler Hut, Black Mountain Hut, Mesopotamia

Growler Hut early morning

Photo: Brian

Simon crossing the Growler
Photo: Simon

Brian and view back up across the Growler
Photo: Simon

Down the Havelock from the Growler
Photo: Simon

Brian arriving and Black Mountain hut
Photo: Simon

Simon at Black Mountain Hut
Photo: Brian

Black Mountain room with a view
Photo: Simon

Sinclairs grave
Photo: Simon

Rangitata view from Rangitata Gorge road
Photo: Simon

Rangitata view from Rangitata Gorge road
Photo: Brian

Saturday 05 September 2020 day 8

Lake Emma and Mt Sunday

Hakatere Station

Photo: Simon

Lake Emma
Photo: Simon

Lake Emma and Hut
Photo: Simon

Brian at Lake Emma Hut
Photo: Simon

Lake Roundabout
Photo: Simon

Potts River and Rangitata
Photo: Simon

Havelock from Mt Sunday
Photo: Simon

Havelock from Mt Sunday
Photo: Simon

References

• Havelock hunting (DoC)
• The Havelock (NZ Tramper)
• Rangitata River, Havelock River (ClimbNZ)
• The hardcore tramping hut (Stuff 2015)
• Havelock River foray (Peninsular TC 2013)
• The Agony and the ecstasy (Wilderness 2016)
• Historic Mesopotamia land protected for the future (Scoop 2008)
• Mesopotamia Station carved up under Govt scheme(approve sites) (Stuff 2009)