The Kathmandu Mono tent performed very, very well. It was a classic west coast rain night – while it didn’t rain all night it was much heavier rain when it was coming down.
We decided to leave the group and head back to Kohaihai as it was clear we were not going to be heading further – and we had a long drive ahead of us.
The ride back was great – not much rain, and it was rather humid. The views were so stunning, and overall the riding was pleasant.
We noticed that the streams were a little higher than the day before, and there were was a small slip on the track, and the track had washed away in a couple of very small places.
There are a bunch of pinch climbs on the way, some of which we needed to dismount and walk. I was pretty knackered at the top of some of them, they were intensified by the mud and loose sand, and in places rocks and roots.
It took us just under three hours to cover the 16km.
