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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  Stewart Island Flights plane 📷 Simon  Mason Bay dunes 📷 Simon  Unloading plane at Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Simon and Brian walking north up Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Simon and Brian walking north up Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Jim and Brian off the plane at Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Jim and view of Duck Creek track 📷 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  Exiting Duck Creek to Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Jim and Brian in Duck Creek on Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Simon and Jim on Mason Bay, Ernest Islands behind 📷 Brian  Duck Creek at Mason Bay 📷 Simon  On Mason Bay looking back at Duck Creek 📷 Jim  Looking south down Mason Bay to Ernest Islands 📷 Jim  Mason Bay north to Ruggedy Mountains 📷 Jim  Jim and Simon in Cavalier Creek br 📷 Brian  Doughboy Hut track sign 📷 Jim  Reaching the beach on the way to Kilbride 📷 Brian  Brian and Jim walking down Mason Bay to Kilbride 📷 Simon  Sha at Kilbride homestead 📷 Brian
Mon Nov 11 day 2 - Doughboy Bay to Rakeahua HutDoughboy Bay to Rakeahua  Doughboy Bay hut from beach 📷 Simon  Brian on Doughboy Bay sandhills 📷 Jim  Jim leaving Doughboy Bay 📷 Simon  Brian on Doughboy Bay sandhills 📷 Simon  Doughboy Bay sandhills 2 📷 Simon  Jim on the track above Doughboy Bay 📷 Brian  Jim and Simon on the track through scrub above Doughboy Bay 📷 Brian  Jim and Brian on Doughboy Hill 📷 Simon  Last view of Doughboy Bay 📷 Simon  Jim and Brian heading across the Doughboy tops, first view of Rakeahua River 📷 Simon  Tannin coloured Rakeahua River 📷 Simon  Brian and Jim crossing the Rakeahua River bridge 📷 Simon
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  Looking Back Down Track 📷 Simon  Southern Dotterel track above the scrub line 📷 Simon  Southern Dotterel 📷 Simon  Simon nearing the top of Rakeahua, Patterson inlet behind br 📷 Brian  Brian and Jim on the Rakeahua summit rocks 📷 Simon  Top of Mt Rakeahua 📷 Jim  Jim looking into Rakeahua basin 📷 Simon  Jim and Brian overlooking Rakeahua 📷 Simon  Simon and Jim at Rakehua Landing 📷 Brian  Rakeahua Landing 📷 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 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 📷 Jim Thu Nov 14 day 5 - Freds Camp Hut to Freshwater HutFreds Camp Hut to Freshwater Hut  Morning at Freds Camp 📷 Simon  Pastel Freds camp 📷 Simon  Brian and Jim on the track 📷 Simon  Freshwater Freds halfway sign 📷 Simon  Tolson River 📷 Simon  Brian crossing Tolson River bridge 📷 Simon  Simon looking muddy in the Freshwater track 📷 Jim  Brian at Freshwater landing 📷 Jim  Water Taxi at Freshwater jetty 📷 Jim  Freshwater River from water taxi 📷 Brian  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 📷 Jim  Heritage Expeditions cruise ship 📷 Jim  Rocks in Halfmoon Bay 📷 Jim
Sat Nov 16 day 7 - Ulva IslandUlva Island  Golden Bay from Observation rock 📷 Simon  Post Office Bay 📷 Brian  Island off Sydney Cove 📷 Simon  Syndney Cove interpretation 📷 Brian  Jim and Brian at south end of Sydney Cove 📷 Simon  Brian at Boulder Beach 📷 Simon  West End Beach weka 📷 Brian  Brian and Simon at lunch 📷 Jim  East end of West End Beach 📷 Jim  Simon and Weka at West End Beach 📷 Brian  Brian walking down to Oban 📷 Simon  Halfmoon Bay 📷 Simon
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