By tourchlight and flash - it was much darker than this!

With tourches at the ready, abot to enter the first tunnel.

Left to Right: Connor Dewar, Joann Ransom, Liam Dewar.

Some of the bridges did not have walkways or handrails - and we were instructed to walk between the tracks.

Connor Dewar with a glimpse of the first tunnel up ahead.

Some of the rail bridges had walkways and handrails.

On the hills above the walkers, the wind turbines moved slowly.

Left to Right: Connor Dewar, Joann Ransom, Liam Dewar

The gorge is widening out.

Connor Dewar on the final leg of the walk.

The view looking back up the Manawatu Gorge - wind turbines included - to where we had come from.

From front to rear: unknown, Liam Dewar, Connor Dewar, Joann Ransom.

This is the one and only time during the 2.5 hour walk that Connor took a few minutes rest - bless him.. He is crouched down resting against the white box beside the last bridge.

The bus dropped walkers off at the quarry on the Woodville side of the gorge and we walked back through to Ashurst. As you can see, the walkers were well spread out along the gorge track - although it did conjested and bunched up at times near the bridges.

Pippa with Liam and Connor.

(L-R) Connor, Deb, Meg, Will and Chris at the top - stoking up on V and Moros!

Connor and Chris later ran and walked to the bottom to show emergency services where to go and keep Jean (Mum) company.