Day 1 - Hollyford Valley Road End to Hidden Falls Hut for lunch. Then off on the next 10.5km walk to Lake Alabaster Hut. Day 2 - We set off for Demon Trail Hut along the track known as the start of the Demon Trail Day 3 - We set off at 9:20am for Hokuri Hut. This section of track is known as the backbone of the Demon Trail. Day 3 - We set off for Martin’s Bay at 7:30am as this was to be a big day in the hope to get around to Big Bay. We arrived at Martins Bay Hut at 11:30am. After lunch we set off to discover Long Point Reef and Big Bay. Day 4 - We flew out to Milford Sound.
Friday, 18 April 2014
Beautiful rivers
Hidden Falls
Hidden Falls Hut - a welcome refuge from the rain
Morning mist
Little Homer Falls
Lake Alabaster
Stunning!
A Pistol Panorama - Lake Alabaster
We shared the hut with a boating group
Still stunning
The famous one billie stew for all
Alabaster Hut
The lake in the morning
Pyke River
hey everybody - look at that mist!
each 3 wire bridge crossing was a triumph
Merlin & Heather contemplate the route over lunch
G had one to many knocks to the head!
We did a wee detour to look at McKerrow Island Hut - got to bag as many as possible!
it was worth the walk - another stunning lake
McKerrow Island Hut
"What's up Rupert?"
"You have very red head Bad Jelly!"
Rata looks bemused
While Julie had a good chuckle
Pistol.
G fell in the mud
Smurf looking staunch at DemonTrail Hut
Bad Jelly does the 3 wire wail
Paula in full combat rain gear, negotiates a stream crossing
Along the lake to Jamestown
Some very stylish river crossing techniques.
We went for an afternoon reccie to Sandy Bay
The stripe brigade
My precious
Another Pistol panorama - Martins Bay
Smurf gets a brew going in the wind
The flight to Milford
Milford Sound
The team, minus the big guys who went on the first flight