It helps to have been to a place.
We had an eventful walk up to the Dome hut and the Cathedral Rocks skyline was my clue.
On the way up I had kicked a path across a seriously steep icefield and on reflection, it was a bit risky.
But my daughters really started to freeze up on some of that really loose gravel and I hurt my back when some rock broke underneath me as I was directing them on how to manage the climb.
But we managed to get to Glacier Knob, and from there to the Dome. Coming back down in the now softened snow was delightful.
Staying in NZ.

- Farewell Spit from near the start of the Puponga Hilltop Walk