Raikura Track, day 3
The heavy rain didn't arrive until the evening and it poured down discouraging me from going out to look for wet kiwis.
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| Fallen tree but still is growing |
The morning however was perfect, blue sky and a light wind. I woke before it was light and heard Kiwi all around but I couldn't convince myself to get up and try to find one, the sound of all the wildlife was perfectly satisfying.
Kiwis to the left of me
Kiwis to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with none.
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| Sawdust Bay |
It was a relatively short walk today and I pushed on along the path that stayed close to the coast for a while before heading over the hills to Oban.
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| Another view of Sawdust Bay |
It was all in the bush on a mainly good track and by the time I reached the road my feet were still relatively dry.
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| Stewart Island inlets from the Islander |
My brother Allan is in hospital in London and when I got to Oban I looked at changing flights to get back to see him.
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| Tiny plane |
It was all much more straightforward than I expected and I got a flight from Oban to Invercargill on the little eight seater Islander aircraft.
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| Invercargill |
At Invercargill I was able to transfer to a flight to Christchurch where I had a connection to Aukland.
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| One of the big rivers that I had to detour round |
A stay at an airport hotel and I fly out tomorrow to London via George Bush airport.
I will be heading for Skye and the TGO Challenge at the end of April. More adventures to come 😃
3 comments:
Surrounded by kiwis, what a finale to NZ trip. J
Sorry to learn that your adventure has been slightly curtailed, though 150 days of Te Araroa plus appendices seems to be quite an undertaking. Well done! Will The Book be available to pre-order?
See you in Montrose
M&S
Book??!!
I don't think so, walking is much easier than writing 😕
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