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Start: 2019-11-10 07:31
Start elev: 14 m
Max elev: 682 m
Distance: 76.7 km
End: 2019-11-14 12:51
End elev: 9 m
Ascent: 4,763 m
Avg moving speed: 1.5 km/h
Duration: 101:19 h
Elev loss: -5 m
Descent: 4,795 m
Duration moving: 52:02 h
Daily route maps
Sat Nov 09 day 0 - Invercargill to Mason Bay
Invercargill City, fly Invercargill to Mason Bay, walk to Mason Bay Hut
Invercargill Water Tower
Photo: Simon
Queens Park Statue
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Brian and Simon at Invercargill Airport
Photo: Jim
At Invercargill Airport
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Stewart Island Flights plane
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Mason Bay dunes
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Brian exiting plane
Photo: Jim
Simon by plane at Mason Bay
Photo: Jim
Unloading plane at Mason Bay
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Simon and Brian walking north up Mason Bay
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Brian, Jim, Mason Bay to south
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Simon at Mason Bay hut
Photo: 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 Bay
Mason Bay, Martin's Creek Hunters Hut, Cavalier Hunters Hut, Kilbride Homestead, to Doughboy Bay
Party at Mason Bay hut
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Exiting Duck Creek to Mason Bay
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Mason Bay and Ernest Islands
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Simon and north up Mason Bay
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Mason Bay and Ernst Islands
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Mason Bay and Ruggedy Mountains
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Jim and Simon in Cavalier Creek br
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Sha at Kilbride homestead
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View from Adams Hill
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Diabolical Track
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Jim and Simon at Doughboy Bay
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Jim and Brian on Doughboy Bay beach
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Mon Nov 11 day 2 - Doughboy Bay to Rakeahua Hut
Doughboy Bay to Rakeahua
Leaving Doughboy Bay
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Brian on Doughboy Bay sandhills
Photo: Jim
Jim on the track above Doughboy Bay
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Jim and Simon on the track through scrub above Doughboy Bay
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Jim and Brian on the tops
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Last view of Doughboy Bay
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Brian and Simon on Doughboy tops
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Jim and Brian heading across the Doughboy tops, first view of Rakeahua River
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Jim heading across the Doughboy tops, first view of Rakeahua River
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Tannin coloured Rakeahua River
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Simon on Rakeahua track in forest
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Brian and Jim crossing the Rakeahua River bridge
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Mt Rakeahua, 681m
Simon and Jim on the way up Rakeahua
Photo: Brian
View through scrub back to Rakeahua valley
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Jim by large tarn
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Southern Dotterel
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Simon and Brian on Mt Rakeahua
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Rakeahua Mason Bay
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Brian and Rakeahua River behind
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Rakeahua River
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Simon and Jim at Rakehua Landing
Photo: Brian
Brian and Jim at the Rakeahua River Landing
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Brian and Jim at Rakeahua River landing
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Rakeahua Hut through Macrocarpas
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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
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A Boggy Start To The Track
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Brian and Simon on a rainy start to the day's tramping
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Rakeahua estuary
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Simon looking at Patterson Inlet tidal flats
Photo: Brian
Simon on Patterson Inlet tidal flats
Photo: Jim
Brian and Jim close to the inlet
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Brian and Simon on the track
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Smon at Freds Camp Hut
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Brian and Jim at Freds Camp
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Simon on Freds Camp jetty
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Freds Camp jetty at dusk
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Thu Nov 14 day 5 - Freds Camp Hut to Freshwater Hut
Freds Camp Hut to Freshwater Hut
Morning at Freds Camp
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Morning at Freds Camp jetty
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Pastel Freds camp
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Freds Camp jetty at dawn
Photo: Brian
Brian and Jim on the track
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Brian and Jim on track near Freshwater
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Tolson River
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Brian crossing Tolson River bridge
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Simon crossing the Tolson River
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Jim and Brian following track
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Brian at Freshwater landing
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Freshwater River from water taxi
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Fri Nov 15 day 6 - Oban, Ackers Point
Oban, and Ackers Point walk
Kaka on balcony
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Kaka on balcony
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Halfmoon Bay beach
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Oban from Lonnekers Beach
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Brian at Ackers Cottage
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Simon at Ackers Point
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Halfmoon Bay
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Oban Bay
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Oban Bay
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Halfmoon Bay from Ackers point track
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Halfmoon Bay
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Heritage Expeditions cruise ship
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Ulva Island
Golden Bay from Observation rock
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Post Office Bay
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Island off Sydney Cove
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Sydney Cove
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Syndney Cove interpretation
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Jim and Brian at south end of Sydney Cove
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Brian at Boulder Beach
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West End Beach view
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West End Beach weka
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Brian and Simon at lunch
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East end of West End Beach
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Brian walking down to Oban
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