Waiau Pass crossing -- Nelson Lakes over to Canterbury, Day 5, the last day

Cold morning on the flats near Caroline Creek Biv. Looking down the Waiau where our route took us.

Lu walks out of the morning ground mist across the Caroline Creek flats. Waiau Pass is to the left of the far skyline. The left hand valley head is the east branch of the Waiau River.

Crossing a side flow of the Waiau still a bit chilled from the morning.

But it does warm up! Stopped for a snack and for some amongst us to have a refreshing dip in a nearby pool of the river.

The parting of the fellowship! From here Lu, Soph, Ana and Meek left for the long haul down the Waiau, up the Henry and the Anne to stay in the Anne Hut, the Boyle River and the Lewis Pass highway, while Jacq, Josh, Kay, Ez and Col headed east (left in this pic) for Malings Pass and the car at Lake Tennyson.

Change of transport mode: Packing the single speed for the trip down the Rainbow Valley back to St Arnaud by bike to pick up the vehicle we'd left there, while the other four drove back to Christchurch via Hanmer.

Meanwhile, the walkers check their core strength en route to the Lewis Pass road at Boyle Village.