Legs and Borders

Rainy, windy day, luckily trail wasn't running high so it wasn't an issue. In the morning I tried to find a moment when the rain would die down so I could wrap everything up, I kind of did but most of things got damp anyway. It didn't stop all the way to Havelock. Once here, I've topped up the food in "4Square" I needed around 5 days worth in the backpack, bough an additional salami and cheese as the next town St Arnaud had an expensive shop, up to a point where most of hikers would sent a resupply box there. I was banking on using food they left behind, as usually with resupply boxes people would mail more than they needed and did not want to carry the excess. While I was sorting the food, I got approached by Jo and Ella. Two students from Wellington, they've been en route to a techno festival on the South Island and once there, they were planning to get stoned on various drugs. I think Jo was already high on something as he kept o...