Got up
at 6:00. A very fine day but not warm at all. Waited till at 8:30 when the cafe
opens, bought lunch for today&tomorrow, and left campsite before 9:00. After 1km walk, found a big chestnut tree in the farmland on the left and
collected some for snack after dinner. Used to collect shellfish and wild
mushrooms when walking in the North Island... collecting food in the wild is always a fun. Got to Pelorus River Track after
having walked 13km on Maungatapu Road, and felt left ankle getting a bit sore.
Many sections of track were narrowly built on the cliff like an animal track,
and on the left there was a steep hillside that I could slip and slide down for
a long distance. It made me extra careful to go on. Forest around the track was
mainly a mixture of beech and podocarp, and many of the beech trees were
covered by black fungus like thing which looked like burnt. Arrived at Captains
Creek Hut after 15:00. It was a bit early but decided to stay here tonight to
look after sore left ankle. Didn't see anyone except a few cars passed by. Very
cold night. Got into sleeping bed earlier at 22:00. Walked 6 hours, 22.5km.
6:00起床。よく晴れた一日だったが、気温は低いままだった。8:30にカフェが開店するのを待ち、今日と明日の昼食を購入してから9:00前にキャンプ場を出発。1kmほど歩いたところで、左手の牧場に大きな栗の木があるのを見つけ、夕食後のおやつに少し拾った。北島でも貝やきのこを見つけて食べたが、こういうのはいつも楽しい。マウンガタプ道路を13km歩いてようやくペロラス・リバー・トラックに着いたが、その頃には左足首が少し痛み出してきた。今トラックは崖に穿たれた細い獣道のよう箇所が多く、左手には何十mも転落しそうな斜面が続き、思った以上に神経を使って進む。周囲の森は主にポドカープ（マキ科の針葉樹）とブナの森からなり、ブナの多くが真っ黒に焦げたかのように黒カビのようなものに覆われているのが気になった。15:00過ぎにキャプテンズ・クリーク小屋着。少し早いが足首のこともありここに泊まることにする。途中車が何台か通った他は誰にも会わなかった。夜も冷え込みが厳しく、早めの22:00に寝袋に潜り込む。本日の歩行6時間、22.5km。
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