Last weekend Isaac and I went to the Orongoronga valley with Scouts to stay overnight in a new DOC cabin. The cabin has been built on the site of the old Khandallah scouts hut that Isaac and I stayed at last year. It is certainly a step up in class from the old one, as it is large, warm, dry and clean! As DOC had to demolish our hut we are entitled to 4 free nights use of the new hut per year. So there were 14 boys and 5 adults over Saturday night.
We walked an hour and a half each way to the spot. It is at a beautiful spot, as the photos indicate.
The boys had fun: playing in the river, lighting fires, going for walks and generally being young.
I am wondering if Isaac and Joe will go another time to sleep overnight on the river bank in a tent to take in the quiet and night sky. we will see.
I am pleased with the photos as I only used the camera-phone. Quality improved by using HDR software.
