Nardoo Hut

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Emily Peaks, Nelson Lakes National Park

I had sworn I would never tramp in the rain again after my soaking on the Wangapeka and saturation in the forests of Whirinaki. Why then was I on the ferry bound for Nelson Lakes National Park when Civil Defence on the West Coast was being ramped up in anticipation of an atmospheric river that was about to smash against the Southern Alps? I had my misgivings; our route…