Turnbull hut in Longwood forest to Invercargill

Time to tick a bit more of Southland off. Chris dropped me at Roundhill carpark and I went walking. I had hoped to make it to Martin hut but. The first part of the track was lovely, manicur d as it was part of a short walk that looked at all the waterways the Chinese made as the mined for gold in the late 1800's. Amazon ng what they did. At one stage it was one of the largest Chinese settlements. Then the track got hard. It was pretty muddy and took me ages. The sign said 2 hr 30 min. Well it took me over 4 hr and not too many stops. The southern rata petals on the ground and the moss covered trees were lovely but the mud!!!.; I tried to avoid it but I ended up covered. I was pleased to see Turnbull hut. It is considered derelict but had 2 bunks with mattress, a dirt floor and no water. I decided to stop the night as I was just walking out the next day. I found some water from an  soak by the old dam but made sure I sterilised it. A German guy called Sam also stayed the night. Fortunately there were no rats or mice in the hut
 

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