Wednesday 24th, took a Hilux and a few workmates up to the Ashburton Lakes and drove in the 4WD track past Lake Emily, onwards down to the Stour River, across this a few times upstream towards the Manuka Lake and just beyond to where we met fellow workmates already in there. On into the Swin River area where we would work for the next few days. Got a few rides on my Fatty in here. Was rather good. The views are spectacular.
From on the way up the hill... (toy truck below)
Popped up to the Double Hut.
Rode a bit from plot to plot, and around the place a bit. We drove back out to Lake Clearwater each day (1.5 hours or so). Second day on the job, checked out down this 4WD track to see if it was an easier way in for future. Rode down but only mapped back up.
3rd day, dropped fatty off, drove up, did this lots of walking ... then rode from there, back to the hut for the night..
This one was the last day, after the night at the hut, the boys took off in the truck and left me to bike from bird count to bird count, with a quick walk up hill to line 17, then down valley and walked out and back on line 14, and then 4WD'd down valley til I remembered to turn it off...
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