In our household a long weekend means just one thing: adventure time. Easter weekend provided us with a favourable forecast for three of the four days, long enough to tick off a long-anticipated trip to the Reischek Hut. To get off-road was a mere 90-minute drive from Christchurch, southeast to Glenfalloch Station, an idyllic spot situated at the mouth of the Upper Rakaia. To get to the Reischek Hut, however, was another 25 kilometres of bumping and bashing, head scratching and splashing, with little to no landmarks by which to guide ourselves.
In addition to the whole family in our ’93 Pajero, we had co-chair of the Cashmere 4WD Club and quite possibly the only other remaining member, Dave, better known as “Big D”, in his nearly identical ’93 Pajero. Our small but mighty twin convoy set off on Good Friday, hot cross buns and chocolate eggs packed, fuel tanks topped up. As we aired down
