Day 2's weather a marked improvement. We were greeted with this great view as we came out of the hut in the morning.
To prove you can take the man out of the army but not the army out of the man, Mike decided to have his morning ablution in the very, very cold water.
The weather got better as the day progressed and we were witness to some stunning scenery as we started to climb.
We got to the Oturere hut around midday, the mid point of the day's walk. A well earned rest before the big push up the side of the mountain.
The next three hours for defenitely the hardest of the circuit. we had to walk through a valley floor and up the side of the mountain to get to the craters.
Completely knackered, we took a well earned rest at the top, beside one of the crater lakes.
We struggled on to the Ketatahi hut. It could have been the tireness but the track leading down the hut seemed to stretch on forever...
We finally reached the hut after 6 hours. I was a little dehydrated at the end of it. Note to self, drink more water!
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