The day has come that
Rixt will join us walkers
For a week

All goes according to
The final version
Of our much anticipated
And adapted plan

Driving the rental car
A strangely familiar experience
After nearly two months
Of not missing it

The reunion in Christchurch
Warm and happy
She’s got the gear
Enthusiasm for ten
And done her training

We now wonder
How jet lag
The terrain
Our fitness
From nearly
Two months on the trail
And the new group dynamics
Will combine..