9-10th September 2025
The adventures don't always go as planned. when Liv came to visit, we had some poor weather to contend with, so we decided to go on a mini-adventure to watch the storm from Aspiring Hut. We also got to meet some of the rather soggy locals!
Juvenile wet kea in a a tree

So there were three wet juvenile kea hanging out in the trees behind the hut, and I definitely took too many photos! 

This is just a small selection...

Juvenile kea in a tree
Puffy juvenile kea
Wetbacked juvenile kea
Juvenile kea in a tree
handsome juvenile kea - and he knows it
Juvenile kea hiding in the branches
Wet spikey juvenile kea
Two juvenile kea in a tree
Spikey haired juvenile kea
Juvenile kea on a branch
Kea portrait
Juvenile kea
Juvenile kea Aspiring Hut
Water off a kea's back
Juvenile kea
Portrait juvenile kea
Close up juvenile kea
Rainsdrops on a kea's back
Handsome kea in a tree
Kea has something to say
Kea has something to say loudly
Juvenile kea
Juvenile kea
Kea doing something funny with his beak
Juvenile kea
Juvenile kea
Loud juvenile kea
Final juvenile kea portrait
Liv enjoying cosy hut vibes from her sleeping bag

Liv enjoying cosy hut vibes

Snow on the trees

Watching the snowline creep down the trees

Snowflakes in beech trees

Then it was properly snowing

Trampers in Aspiring Hut

We weren't the only ones with the cosy hut idea

Matukituki Valley

Matuktituki Valley - always a spectacular view

Snow dusting on Homestead Ridge

Homestead Ridge looking amazing with a fresh dusting

Homestead ridge in fresh snow

Perfectly etched ridgeline

Homestead Ridge, Matukituki Valley

Homestead Ridge

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