Overnight rain stopped temporarily that made me easy to strike a
tent. However, felt clothes and other stuff in the pack were still wet. As soon
as starting to walk, bogs on the track and swallowed streams all the way again. It was misty and could only see up to 50m ahead. When going through the forest,
track went in to farmland again. Asked a farmer passing nearby about the track
condition ahead. Suggested to walk on the road due to the swallowed river. Walking on an
unsealed farm road again today. The road got sealed from half way passed. At
10:00 it started to shower and at midday it turned to pouring rain with
thunder. Went in to Waitomo township. At the entrance of Waitomo Walk way,
flood warning sign was posted... thought I might be able to go through though. It was a good decision to walk on the road. At 13:30 when having lunch at a
cafe, it turned to a torrential rain. Irrigation water around the cafe started
to flood and staff rushed out from the cafe to prevent to get flooded in the
building. Planned to go further but changed my mind to stay here today. Kiwi
Kapu Lodge adjacent to the cafe offered me a complimentary upgrade to ensuite
double room at $35. Spent rest of afternoon washing and drying clothing and
other stuff using the whole room space. Walked 20km today.
夜通し降った雨は朝一時的に止み、おかげでテントの撤収は楽だったがそれでも衣類や持ち物多くがしっとりと濡れた感じ。歩き始めるとすぐにまたドロドロの道や増水した小川が続く。辺りは霧で50m先位までしか見えない。森を抜けるとまた牧場になり、ちょうど農夫がいたので状態を尋ねると、川の増水のため道路を歩いた法が良いと言われ、園忠告に従い今日もまた農道、そして途中からは舗装した道を行くことに。10:00頃からまた小雨となり、昼頃には雷を伴う本降りになってしまった。ワイトもの町に入り、ここぐらいは歩けるかと思っていたワイトモ・ウォークウェイの入り口へ行くと「洪水」の看板が……やはり道路歩きで正解だった。13:30頃町のカフェに入りしばらくしたらバケツをひっくり返したような大雨となり、カフェ周辺の用水路まであふれ出して、店の人も浸水を防ごうとして慌てて飛び出していく事態にまでなった。今日はもっと先まで行く予定だったが変更し、早めにここで宿泊。カフェに併設のキーウィ・カプ・ロッジで$35で普通のダブルルームにアップグレードして使わせてくれ、午後の時間を使って洗濯や濡れたものを部屋いっぱいに広げて乾かすことができた。本日の歩行20km。
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