By Elliot

Distance: 3 or 4km, depending on which signs you trust

Today was supposed to be a hut day. It was supposed to rain heavily all day, making it pointless to go outside.

It did rain heavily. But the really heavy stuff only hit in the afternoon. And Ada Pass hut was only a bit more than an hour away. It is also a 14 bunk hut rather than a 20 bunk hut, so I suspected it would be cosier.

So we set off, and our feet were immediately soaked, which was expected. The rain got heavier, but was still reasonable.

When we got to Ada hut, my suspicions turned out to be correct. This is a much cosier hut than Cannibal Gorge. I also suspected that we would be alone in this hut as well. Which turned out to be right and makes sense: who in their right mind would look at the weather forecast calling for 40+ mm of rain and temperatures of less than 10C and think that this would be a great time to head into the bush?

Anyways, once in the hut, we set about making a fire and changing into our dry hut clothes. I did go for a dip in the creek next to the hut first though.

The rest of the day was spent like most hut days. We read, listened to music and podcasts, and kept the fire going. We didn’t socialize as much as previous hut days, as there was no one else to talk to. I stared out of the window on and off for over an hour, constantly checking to see the water level in the creek, for no reason. Outside the window we could also see part of the mountains across the valley, with more and more waterfalls forming as the day went on and the rain kept coming.

One thing that is unfortunate is that my e-reader broke yesterday, so I couldn’t read much today. But overall, it was a relaxing day. It also helps that we aren’t really trying to get anywhere: our flight to the friends’ wedding back in Canada is on Wednesday and we are just passing the time until then.