Garvey's to Milford Sound and Back in Three Days

has proved Just as much as we can stand. It is with inexpressible relict, therefore, when at about 10.30 we have finished our walk, and are standing on the bank of the Clinton River opposite Garvey's, letting out a wild coo-ee from three pairs of lungs in the hope that the people of the house have not gone to bed. We reiterate the familiar Australian bush cry, and are re-[unclear: ved] to perceive lights moving about. These [unclear: seen] making their way down to the boat ding, and as conversation can be carried on [unclear: ss] the river by shouting, we soon learn that those who are on the opposite shore [unclear: are] very doubtful about coming across for [unclear: as] they consider the river is dangerously high and that there will be great risk in crossing. [unclear: As] a matter of fact the river had gone down very much since they had seen it in [unclear: daylight], and while it is unquestionably very such higher than it was when we had set out three day before, the risk in crossing even in the dark was not great. To go back to [unclear: kinnon] hut was not to be thought of, cold [unclear: and] wet we were, and the result of our talk [unclear: that] that the boat came over for ua, and we were landed without much trouble and [unclear: rmly]