Bad: vv hot out of Benmore and in oturehua. Tough to start farm climb after that in heat of day and feeling v in dark place…
Good: …but then walked up with Dulkara and rest of up and down was lost in conversation. Nice to talk properly to someone for first time for over a week and she is an awesome adventurer. We decide to tackle big hawkdun climb into the night loading up with water as none up there so v heavy bikes arghh. But it was OK and we went well into dark. I got tired and camped at 10.30 v long day having started riding at 4! The morning in the dark was great, sunrise on aoraki. Then amazing sunset on aoraki from Hawduns. Slept OK. Up at 5. End drawing closer….