hiked Heaphy Track starting Kotaitai,first night Lewis Hut,second night Goulan downs Hut,then out to drive to blenheim in brother's car while he picked up my van at Kohaihai and drove to meet me at Blenheim.Got bad blisters on soles of both feet and had to endure a lot of pain to get to the finish.I think they might have been avoided if I had worn puttees to stop little stones getting into my boots.Also my pack was too heavy,mainly because I took a small gas cooker and a kettle but all huts except one have gas and pots and kettles. There are good facilities except at Goulan downs which has no gas cooker and the open fire emits too much smoke--so much that it set off the smoke alarm at 2am!! Highlights are the little brave
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