Fifth Update from Paul

Dear readers and supporters of The Project,

I have just arrived in tiny Arthur's Pass after 3 days of more beautiful weather and vistas high up in the mountains. A great thing about this country is how your feet can take you from the sea to the heart of the mountains in a couple of days. In fact, in New Zealand, one is never far from the ocean or the high peaks in New Zealand.

The village of Arthur's Pass is a convenient and welcome resupplying point after having crossed three high passes, forded a large number of streams and slogged up impressive scree slopes. I will embark on the last third of the cross-island tramp tomorrow. Spirits are good, the body is still functional and the weather has been holding, so I am confident heading into the remaining 500 km.

Thank you all for your support and generosity,
Paul

(photo: Paul at Whitehorn Pass)