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Sat Nov 09 day 0 - Invercargill to Mason Bay
Invercargill City, fly Invercargill to Mason Bay, walk to Mason Bay Hut
Queens Park Statue
Brian and Simon at Invercargill Airport
Unloading plane at Mason Bay
Simon and Brian walking north up Mason Bay
View south down Mason Bay
Simon and Brian walking north up Mason Bay
Jim and Brian off the plane at Mason Bay
Mason Bay to north
Brian, Jim, Mason Bay to south
Jim and view of Duck Creek track
Simon at Mason Bay hut
Simon, Jim, Brian at Mason Bay hut
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 Bay
Mason Bay, Martin's Creek Hunters Hut, Cavalier Hunters Hut, Kilbride Homestead, to Doughboy Bay
Party at Mason Bay hut
Mason Bay and The Gutter
On Mason Bay looking back at Duck Creek
Mason Bay north
Cavalier Creek, Mason Bay, Ernest Islands
Brian and Jim walking down Mason Bay to Kilbride
Mason Bay from Adams Hill
Mason Bay and Ernest Island from Adams Hill
On Adams hill
View from Adams hill
Simon and Jim by a tarn on the tops
Simon heading along Doughboy Bay
Mon Nov 11 day 2 - Doughboy Bay to Rakeahua Hut
Doughboy Bay to Rakeahua
Brian in Doughboy Bay hut
Doughboy Bay hut from beach
Doughboy Bay hut from the beach
Jim on the track above Doughboy Bay
Jim and Brian on boggy track
Brian on Rakeahua track in forest
Simon on Rakeahua track in forest
Brian and Jim crossing the Rakeahua River bridge
Dark Rakeahua River
Simon crossing the Rakeahua
Brian at Rakeahua Hut
Simon and Brian arriving at Rakeahua Hut
Mt Rakeahua, 681m
Simon and Jim on the way up Rakeahua
Southern Dotterel track above the scrub line
Simon and Brian on Mt Rakeahua
Mason Bay from Rakeahua
Top of Mt Rakeahua
Jim looking into Rakeahua basin
Jim and Brian overlooking Rakeahua
Rakehua Hut
Simon at Rakeahua Hut
Brian and Simon by Rakeahua River
Brian and Jim at the Rakeahua River Landing
Rakeahua Landing
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 Hut
Rakeahua Hut to Freds Camp Hut
Brian and Jim leaving Rakeahu Hut
Brian and Jim leaving Rakeahu Hut
A Boggy Start To The Track
Brian and Simon on a rainy start to the day's tramping
Simon looking at Patterson Inlet tidal flats
Jim and Brian taking photos of the estuary
Brian and Simon on the track
Smon at Freds Camp Hut
Brian and Jim at Freds Camp
Freds Camp jetty
Freds Camp from the Jetty
Freds Camp at dusk and low tide
Thu Nov 14 day 5 - Freds Camp Hut to Freshwater Hut
Freds Camp Hut to Freshwater Hut
Morning at Freds Camp
Morning at Freds Camp jetty
Freds Camp Hut at dawn
Brian and Jim on the track
Tolson River
Freshwater landing with hut across river
Water Taxi at Freshwater Jetty
Leaving Freshwater jetty
Freshwater River from water taxi
Brian in water taxi
View out to Patterson Inlet
In Patterson Inlet
Fri Nov 15 day 6 - Oban, Ackers Point
Oban, and Ackers Point walk
Kaka on balcony
Kaka on balcony
Halfmoon Bay beach
Oban from Lonnekers Beach
Brian at Ackers Cottage
Simon at Ackers Point
Halfmoon Bay
Oban Bay
Oban Bay
Halfmoon Bay from Ackers point track
Halfmoon Bay
Rocks in Halfmoon Bay
Ulva Island
Golden Bay from Observation rock
Post Office Bay
Post Office Bay
Brian at Boulder Beach
West End Beach
West End Beach weka
Brian and Simon at lunch
East end of West End Beach
Weka
Weka
Brian walking down to Oban
Halfmoon Bay