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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  At Invercargill Airport 📷 Jim  Stewart Island Flights plane 📷 Simon  Mason Bay dunes 📷 Simon  Brian exiting plane 📷 Jim  Simon by plane at Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Simon and Brian walking north up Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Simon and Brian walking north up Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Mason Bay to north 📷 Simon  Brian, Jim, Mason Bay to south 📷 Simon
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  Looking south down Mason Bay to Ernest Islands 📷 Jim  Simon and north up Mason Bay 📷 Brian  Mason Bay to the north 📷 Simon  Jim and Simon in Cavalier Creek br 📷 Brian  Brian heading up track 📷 Jim  Track heading north through dunes at south end Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Jim and Brian at a soft spot in the track 📷 Simon  View from Adams hill 📷 Jim  Old trig on Adams hill 📷 Jim  Adams Hill track 📷 Simon
Mon Nov 11 day 2 - Doughboy Bay to Rakeahua HutDoughboy Bay to Rakeahua  Brian in Doughboy Bay hut 📷 Simon  Leaving Doughboy Bay 📷 Brian  Doughboy Bay hut from the beach 📷 Jim  Jim leaving Doughboy Bay 📷 Simon  Brian and Jim at Doughboy Bay 📷 Simon  Jim on the track above Doughboy Bay 📷 Brian  View down to Doughboy Bay 📷 Brian  Jim and Simon on the track through scrub above Doughboy Bay 📷 Brian  Jim and Brian on the tops 📷 Simon  Simon on Doughboy Hill 📷 Jim  Last view of Doughboy Bay 📷 Simon  Jim and Brian heading across the Doughboy tops, first view of Rakeahua River 📷 Simon
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  Simon nearing the top of Rakeahua, Patterson inlet behind 📷 Brian  Jim on Rakeahua 📷 Brian  Jim and Brian overlooking Rakeahua 📷 Simon  Simon at Rakeahua Hut 📷 Jim  Rakeahua River 📷 Simon  Brian and Simon by Rakeahua River 📷 Jim  Rakeahua Landing 📷 Simon  Brian and Jim at Rakeahua River landing 📷 Simon  Rakeahua Hut under Macrocarpa 📷 Simon  Rakeahua Hut interior 📷 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  A Boggy Start To The Track 📷 Jim  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  Brian and Jim close to the inlet 📷 Simon  Brian and Simon on the track 📷 Jim  Brian and Jim at Freds Camp 📷 Simon  Simon on Freds Camp jetty 📷 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  Pastel Freds camp 📷 Simon  Freds Camp jetty at dawn 📷 Brian  Freds Camp Hut at dawn 📷 Brian  Bottlenose dolphins 📷 Jim  Brian and Jim on the track 📷 Simon  Freshwater Freds halfway sign 📷 Simon  Tolson River 📷 Simon  Brian at Freshwater landing 📷 Jim  Water Taxi at Freshwater jetty 📷 Jim  Leaving Freshwater jetty 📷 Simon  Freshwater River from water taxi 📷 Brian
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  Golden Bay from Observation rock 📷 Simon  Post Office Bay 📷 Brian  Island off Sydney Cove 📷 Simon  Sydney Cove 📷 Brian  Syndney Cove interpretation 📷 Brian  Jim and Brian at south end of Sydney Cove 📷 Simon  Brian at Boulder Beach 📷 Simon  West End Beach 📷 Jim  West End Beach view 📷 Jim  West End Beach weka 📷 Brian  Simon and Weka at West End Beach 📷 Brian  Halfmoon Bay 📷 Simon
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