Lazy Sunday. Geoff let us wash our clothes which was great, I tried to keep my foot up most of the day. It got really sore later in the day. Rowan cooked us a great fish curry and we had plenty of leftovers. Geoff really makes you feel at ease and is a really great person.

Monday morning and my ankle is feeling really good (go figure). Geoff takes me to the physio, because of where it hurts she wanted to make sure I haven’t fractured my tibia. I get a referral to the medical centre for an x-ray, I didn’t make an appointment I just showed up hoping they could see me. The radiologist couldn’t see anything, put the slides go to Palmerston North for a full report. We go off op shopping and I get a call from Ingrid to come back and at least get it strapped. If I have fractured the bone I will need a moon boot. I am getting all strapped up and just before I leave she checks to see if the results are in, hooray no fracture. I am to rest and keep it elevated as much as possible for 1 to 3 weeks. After it is better I am to take further 1 to 2 weeks before hiking again. We are in for at least 2 weeks! We get back to Geoff’s and I rest up. He has a meeting at 3pm then we will go food shopping so Rowan can cook dinner. While he is out I have a shower and pack my bags as much as I can.

Hiker Dave arrives with Geoff, we were expecting him tonight or tomorrow. He is from Melbourne and is heading SOBO (South bound). Dave is going back home for holidays and birthdays then coming back in February. The weather is naff in the Tararua Ranges for the next 10 days, I convince him he should head to Queen Charlotte do that and hopefully come back to better weather to carry on. Everyone sure gets to know each other on the track, and we all look out for one another. It is a really nice community. We have a vege pasta for dinner and Rowan stays up late chatting to Dave. I last till 11pm.