Leaving Timaru at 7am, we drove to Lake Ohau and bravely negotiated the Lower Hopkins Valley 4WD track in our city wagons.
This saved us an hour of walking each way. However, the Hopkins valley itself was still very beautiful and rather impressive.
We paused for lunch at the Huxley swingbridge, before continuing up the wide open valley flats. At the Huxley Forks huts, we decided to abandon any further ambitions up the valley. Chilling out, chopping wood, drinking hot brews, playing cards and yarning was the name of the game.
There was an epic Butter Chicken for dinner, washed down with cask wine, followed by Berry Cheesecake and Ambrosia. Oh boy!
It rained overnight, but had mostly cleared by the time we left the huts on sunday morning. The stroll back was just as mellow, giving us plenty of time for Ice Skating, Hot pool soaking and yum Pizza's in Tekapo on the way home.
What a pleasant weekend :)
On the Monument Hut front lawn
Strolling up the massive Hopkins valley
Negotiating the Huxley Swingbridge
Easy travel in the lower Huxley
"The best thing to do with a good rock is to sit on it"
Dan, Pip, Adele, Jane and Pen
About to stop for morno's
Pen on bridge
One last crossing to Monument hut and the 4WD track 
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