Stewart Island NW Circuit 1-10 March
Mask wearing was required for all public transport at the time ((Covid 19)
Chris, Glenda & Sue at the starting point (Lee Bay)
Lee Bay
Tree Hugging!
Maori Beach
Sue and Glenda approaching Bungaree Hut
Bungaree Hut
Murray Beach
Will this beach never end?
Abandoned log hauling machinery
Christmas Village Hut
Lucky Beach
Yankee River Hut
If you have to walk a three-wire then you want one like this (very stable)!
Smoky Beach
Chris and Glenda on Smoky Beach
Sue
Long Harry Hut - we had our rest day here
There's some pretty good surf on Stewart Island!
Fishing!
Sue, sea perch, and mosquito net!
Cooking the fish (in the tin foil)!
He was carrying 30kg to lighten his French girlfriend's load!
Kereru
Now that's what you call surf!
Sue having a break, Rugged Islands in the background
East Ruggedy Beach
Ruggedy Stream
East Ruggedy Hut
Glenda & Chris on West Ruggedy Beach
The infamous Stewart Island mud!
No - I don't think you can eat them!!
This fellow popped out onto the track not far from Big Hellfire Hut. (We sighted about 10 kiwi on the trip.)
One of the Ruggedy mountains.
Big Hellfire Hut
More mud!
Little Hellfire Beach
Mason Bay north end
They land planes here on Mason Bay Beach
Mason Bay Hut
The Island Hills Homestead - just inland from Mason Bay where they used to farm sheep.
We saw lots of White Tail deer
At the abandoned Island Hills Farm
Board walk across the boggy lowlands between Mason Bay and Freshwater Hut
Robin on Sue's boot
The flood prone section of track between Mason Bay and Freshwater Hut
Freshwater Hut
Freshwater Landing
On top of Rocky Mountain
No comment!
Our boat back to Oban
Paul Mik came in to meet us - bringing cake and fruit to share with us!
Boating out on Freshwater River
