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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  Invercargill Water Tower 📷 Simon  Brian and Simon at Invercargill Airport 📷 Jim  Stewart Island Flights plane 📷 Simon  Rakiura coastline 📷 Simon  Mason Bay dunes 📷 Simon  Brian exiting plane 📷 Jim  Unloading plane at Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Simon and Brian walking north up Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Mason Bay to north 📷 Simon  Simon at Mason Bay hut 📷 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  Party at Mason Bay hut 📷 Simon  Exiting Duck Creek to Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Mason Bay and Ernest Islands 📷 Simon  Mason Bay to the north 📷 Simon  Mason Bay north 📷 Simon  Cavalier Creek, Mason Bay, Ernest Islands 📷 Brian  Doughboy Hut track sign 📷 Jim  Track beside Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Brian heading up track 📷 Jim  View from Adams Hill 📷 Simon  Doughboy Bay beach 📷 Simon
Mon Nov 11 day 2 - Doughboy Bay to Rakeahua HutDoughboy Bay to Rakeahua  Brian in Doughboy Bay hut 📷 Simon  Doughboy Bay hut from beach 📷 Simon  Leaving Doughboy Bay 📷 Brian  Jim leaving Doughboy Bay 📷 Simon  Brian on Doughboy Bay sandhills 📷 Simon  Brian and Jim at Doughboy Bay 📷 Simon  Jim and Simon on the track through scrub above Doughboy Bay 📷 Brian  Jim and Brian on the tops 📷 Simon  Simon on Doughboy Hill 📷 Jim  Jim and Brian on boggy track 📷 Simon  Brian on Rakeahua track in forest 📷 Jim  Simon and Brian arriving at Rakeahua Hut 📷 Jim
Tue Nov 12 day 3 - Mt RakeahuaMt Rakeahua, 681m  Jim and Brian starting up the Mt Rakeahua track 📷 Simon  Simon and Jim on the way up Rakeahua 📷 Brian  View through scrub back to Rakeahua valley 📷 Simon  Southern Dotterel track above the scrub line 📷 Simon  Simon nearing the top of Rakeahua, Patterson inlet behind 📷 Brian  Brian and Jim on the Rakeahua summit rocks 📷 Simon  Top of Mt Rakeahua 📷 Jim  Rakeahua Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Jim on Rakeahua 📷 Brian  Rakeahua Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Southern Dotterel 📷 Simon  Rakehua Hut 📷 Brian 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 Jim leaving Rakeahu Hut 📷 Simon  A Boggy Start To The Track 📷 Jim  Brian and Simon on a rainy start to the day's tramping 📷 Jim  Rakeahua estuary 📷 Simon  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  Freds Camp from the Jetty 📷 Simon  Simon on Freds Camp jetty 📷 Jim Thu Nov 14 day 5 - Freds Camp Hut to Freshwater HutFreds Camp Hut to Freshwater Hut  Pastel Freds camp 📷 Simon  Freds Camp jetty at dawn 📷 Brian  Bottlenose dolphins 📷 Jim  Brian and Jim on track near Freshwater 📷 Simon  Jim and Brian following track 📷 Simon  Simon looking muddy in the Freshwater track 📷 Jim  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  Heritage Expeditions cruise ship 📷 Jim
Sat Nov 16 day 7 - Ulva IslandUlva Island  Golden Bay from Observation rock 📷 Simon  Post Office Bay 📷 Brian  Post Office Bay 📷 Simon  Sydney Cove 📷 Brian  Syndney Cove interpretation 📷 Brian  Jim and Brian at south end of Sydney Cove 📷 Simon  West End Beach 📷 Jim  East end of West End Beach 📷 Jim  Weka 📷 Brian  Weka 📷 Brian  Brian walking down to Oban 📷 Simon  Halfmoon Bay 📷 Simon
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