Zero day, Puketi Hut
5 Oct
Desperate to get access into the hut, eat and dry out everything but I had to wait till 8:00 when the i-site opened and their computers were turned on. Yep, first call was ‘please call back at 8:30 when our computers are on!’ Then they had troubles making the online booking. My phone worked only when sitting on a small seat and a stump nearby so I wasn’t going to muck around. Once they knew how desperate I was clear I was given the access code. They completed my booking later.
A nice hut, electricity for charging electronics no lights, gas stove, fridge, shower and compostable toilet. Beautiful grounds.
This one of many bunnies, was a target for the DOC shoot tonight.
Dried all gear out, hand washed clothes, soaked feet, washed boots, ate breakfast, lunch and dinner. I even swept out the hut. A mad woman delighted to be inside, warm and fed.
I was tucked up in bed by 7:00 when a tap tap on the window, a DOC guy advising me of a rabbit shoot tonight. The bird life here was extensive too. Bird calls I am not familiar with.
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