Ewww... the rats ate a hole in our tent!

Based on previous weka experience Peewee decided not to leave the food bag under the fly of the tent. There seemed to be dozens of weka patrolling the campsite at Heaphy Hut just looking for an opportunity.

About three in the morning there was a scratching sound on the tent wall. Thinking it was a cheeky weka pecking at the fly a well aimed kick was administered to the tent wall. The noise stopped. Great that seemed to work. The noise came back so the same solution was used and again the noise stopped.

Unfortunately the noise started again and Peewee got up to investigate. Turning on the light Peewee Pulled  the bags from the foot of the tent. There, to his horror was not one but two holes in the floor wall of the tent! On further examination it was discovered that there were also holes in the dry bags that contained the food for the next day and spare food!

The weka were not to blame, it had been rats!

They had got into the powdered milk and the OSM bars! Some quick repairs will be necessary before we set off on our next walk.