Normally between weeks of 4WD guiding, I try to have some down time and concentrate on various other business interests. However, when a young friend of mine, Jack, from Auckland, told me that he was going to be in the South Island with his 4WD for a week, I offered to show him and his friend Dallas, some of my backyard.
The previous week, it had rained very heavily and driving back from Central Otago to meet up in Christchurch, it was clear that many of the Canterbury rivers were still in flood and would be impossible to cross.
We met up in Rolleston and headed off for our first nights camping in the High Country. I decided
