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2019-11-09 Rakiura Southern Circuit2019-10-26 Stanton Memorial < Trips > 2020-02-27 Utah
Sat Nov 09 day 0 - Invercargill to Mason BayInvercargill City, fly Invercargill to Mason Bay, walk to Mason Bay Hut  Invercargill Water Tower 📷 Simon  Queens Park Statue 📷 Simon  Brian and Simon at Invercargill Airport 📷 Jim  At Invercargill Airport 📷 Jim  Stewart Island Flights plane 📷 Simon  Brian exiting plane 📷 Jim  Simon by plane at Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Simon and Brian walking north up Mason Bay 📷 Jim  View south down Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Mason Bay to north 📷 Simon  Brian and Simon heading up Duck Creek 📷 Jim  Simon photographing Duck Creek 📷 Jim
Jim and I have the morning in Invercargill, walking the City and Queens Park.
Met Brian at the airport and fly with Stewart Island Air to Mason Bay landing at low tide.
Walked to Mason Bay Hut for the night.
Sun Nov 10 day 1 - Mason Bay, Kilbride Homestead, to Doughboy BayMason Bay, Martin's Creek Hunters Hut, Cavalier Hunters Hut, Kilbride Homestead, to Doughboy Bay  Party at Mason Bay hut 📷 Simon  Exiting Duck Creek to Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Simon and Jim on Mason Bay, Ernest Islands behind 📷 Brian  Looking south down Mason Bay to Ernest Islands 📷 Jim  Simon and north up Mason Bay 📷 Brian  Mason Bay and Ernst Islands 📷 Simon  Jim and Simon in Cavalier Creek br 📷 Brian  Brian and Jim walking down Mason Bay to Kilbride 📷 Simon  Jim in view from Adams Hill 📷 Simon  Mason Bay from Adams Hill 📷 Brian  Brian at Doughboy bay 📷 Jim  Jim and Brian at Doughboy Bay hut 📷 Simon
Mon Nov 11 day 2 - Doughboy Bay to Rakeahua HutDoughboy Bay to Rakeahua  Brian in Doughboy Bay hut 📷 Simon  Brian on Doughboy Bay sandhills 📷 Jim  Brian on Doughboy Bay sandhills 📷 Simon  Doughboy Bay sandhills 2 📷 Simon  Jim on the track above Doughboy Bay 📷 Brian  Simon on Doughboy Hill 📷 Jim  On Doughboy tops br 📷 Brian  Jim heading across the Doughboy tops, first view of Rakeahua River 📷 Simon  Tannin coloured Rakeahua River 📷 Simon  Brian on Rakeahua track in forest 📷 Jim  Dark Rakeahua River 📷 Simon  Simon crossing the Rakeahua 📷 Jim
Tue Nov 12 day 3 - Mt RakeahuaMt Rakeahua, 681m  Jim and Brian starting up the Mt Rakeahua track 📷 Simon  View through scrub back to Rakeahua valley 📷 Simon  Jim by large tarn 📷 Simon  Rakeahua tarn 📷 Simon  Looking Back Down Track 📷 Simon  Southern Dotterel track above the scrub line 📷 Simon  Brian and Jim on the Rakeahua summit rocks 📷 Simon  Simon on Rakeahua, Patterson inlet behind br 📷 Brian  Mason Bay from Rakeahua 📷 Brian  Top of Mt Rakeahua 📷 Jim  Rakeahua Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Rakeahua Hut through Macrocarpas 📷 Simon A day trip up Mt Rakeahua. Saw the rare Southern Dotterel.
Had good all round view from the top although the strong southerly made it very cold.
Wed Nov 13 day 4 - Rakeahua Hut to Freds Camp HutRakeahua Hut to Freds Camp Hut  Brian and Jim leaving Rakeahu Hut 📷 Simon  Brian and Simon on a rainy start to the day's tramping 📷 Jim  Rakeahua estuary 📷 Simon  Simon looking at Patterson Inlet tidal flats 📷 Brian  Jim and Brian taking photos of the estuary 📷 Simon  Simon on Patterson Inlet tidal flats 📷 Jim  Brian and Jim close to the inlet 📷 Simon  Brian and Simon on the track 📷 Jim  Smon at Freds Camp Hut 📷 Brian  Brian and Jim at Freds Camp 📷 Simon  Freds Camp jetty at dusk 📷 Jim  Freds Camp jetty at dusk 📷 Simon Thu Nov 14 day 5 - Freds Camp Hut to Freshwater HutFreds Camp Hut to Freshwater Hut  Morning at Freds Camp 📷 Simon  Morning at Freds Camp jetty 📷 Simon  Freds Camp Hut at dawn 📷 Brian  Bottlenose dolphins 📷 Jim  Freshwater Freds halfway sign 📷 Simon  Brian crossing Tolson River bridge 📷 Simon  Brian at Freshwater landing 📷 Jim  Freshwater landing with hut across river 📷 Jim  Water Taxi at Freshwater Jetty 📷 Simon  Leaving Freshwater jetty 📷 Simon  Brian in water taxi 📷 Simon  View out to Patterson Inlet 📷 Simon
Fri Nov 15 day 6 - Oban, Ackers PointOban, and Ackers Point walk  Kaka on balcony 📷 Jim  Kaka on balcony 📷 Jim  Halfmoon Bay beach 📷 Jim  Oban from Lonnekers Beach 📷 Simon  Brian at Ackers Cottage 📷 Simon  Simon at Ackers Point 📷 Brian  Halfmoon Bay 📷 Jim  Oban Bay 📷 Jim  Oban Bay 📷 Jim  Halfmoon Bay from Ackers point track 📷 Simon  Halfmoon Bay 📷 Jim  Rocks in Halfmoon Bay 📷 Jim
Sat Nov 16 day 7 - Ulva IslandUlva Island  Post Office Bay 📷 Brian  Post Office Bay 📷 Simon  Island off Sydney Cove 📷 Simon  Sydney Cove 📷 Brian  Jim and Brian at south end of Sydney Cove 📷 Simon  West End Beach 📷 Jim  West End Beach view 📷 Jim  West End Beach weka 📷 Brian  Brian and Simon at lunch 📷 Jim  Simon and Weka at West End Beach 📷 Brian  Weka 📷 Brian  Halfmoon Bay 📷 Simon
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