I made it today to Moturau Hut, which would have been tomorrow's overnight, if we had hiked the Kepler Track. I came in from the opposite way today. I didn't stay long because everywhere I tried to take a break and relax a gazillion sand flies wanted to join me. They bite worse than mosquitos.
These are stoat traps. I've seen them on a lot of trails here in NZ. Stoats are like weasels or ferrets and were brought here to NZ to get a handle on the overpopulating rabbits. Sound familiar? Only the Stoats are killing the Kiwi birds, native to NZ. These birds are nocturnal and are flightless land birds. 
But what a wonderful hike on such a glorious day. Oh and today was my first day to drive on the left hand side of the road. It's amazingly weird, but doable.
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