I had about three weeks to explore some peripheral areas in North Canterbury. My presence was required at home by the end of January, so that was a limitation.
Initially I considered the area immediately to the south and west of Lake Sumner, but events conspired to suggest the bulk of my time should be to the west of Lake Coleridge instead.
After my rather strenuous gut buster through the Raglan Range a week or so previously, the intention was to go on a number of shorter tramps. I was taking my car so they had to be in and out, and it seemed sensible that for once I could use my lightweight pack, and carry less food.
My body certainly appreciated that, although I ended up going to some extraordinarily beautiful places, particularly up the Avoca River, and adjacent in the Wilberforce River.
