After a wonderful family Christmas at Guide Hill Station near Lake Pukaki, filled with delicious food and lots of relaxing in the sun, it was time to get our bodies moving again! Owen dropped Dad, Jo, Mackenzie and I off at the Ahuriri Road end before he continued onto Lake Hawea to meet up with his family.
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| Ready to get started at Ahuriri roadend |
Our plan was to spend a couple days exploring the Ahuriri Valley before heading over into the Hunter Valley to meet Owen again. We set off at 1.20pm and were treated with spectacular mistletoe right along the bush edge as we made our way up the valley.
