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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  Invercargill Water Tower 📷 Simon  Brian and Simon at Invercargill Airport 📷 Jim  Stewart Island Flights plane 📷 Simon  Rakiura coastline 📷 Simon  Mason Bay dunes 📷 Simon  Brian exiting plane 📷 Jim  Simon by plane at Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Unloading plane at Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Simon and Brian walking north up Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Brian and Simon heading up Duck Creek 📷 Jim  Simon at Mason Bay hut 📷 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 BayMason Bay, Martin's Creek Hunters Hut, Cavalier Hunters Hut, Kilbride Homestead, to Doughboy Bay  Party at Mason Bay hut 📷 Simon  Duck Creek at Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Mason Bay and Ernest Islands 📷 Simon  Cavalier Creek, Mason Bay, Ernest Islands 📷 Brian  Doughboy Hut track sign 📷 Jim  Track beside Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Brian heading up track 📷 Jim  Kilbride homestead 📷 Brian  Sha at Kilbride homestead 📷 Brian  Back At Track 📷 Simon  Adams Hill track 📷 Simon  Jim and Simon heading along the tops 📷 Brian
Mon Nov 11 day 2 - Doughboy Bay to Rakeahua HutDoughboy Bay to Rakeahua  Brian in Doughboy Bay hut 📷 Simon  Leaving Doughboy Bay 📷 Brian  Brian on Doughboy Bay sandhills 📷 Simon  Brian and Jim at Doughboy Bay 📷 Simon  Doughboy Bay sandhills 2 📷 Simon  Jim on the track above Doughboy Bay 📷 Brian  Jim and Brian on the tops 📷 Simon  Jim and Brian on Doughboy Hill 📷 Simon  Last view of Doughboy Bay 📷 Simon  Tannin coloured Rakeahua River 📷 Simon  Brian on Rakeahua track in forest 📷 Jim  Brian and Jim crossing the Rakeahua River bridge 📷 Simon
Tue Nov 12 day 3 - Mt RakeahuaMt Rakeahua, 681m  Jim and Brian starting up the Mt Rakeahua track 📷 Simon  View through scrub back to Rakeahua valley 📷 Simon  View through scrub back to Rakeahua valley 📷 Simon  Jim by large tarn 📷 Simon  Looking Back Down Track 📷 Simon  Southern Dotterel track above the scrub line 📷 Simon  Simon nearing the top of Rakeahua, Patterson inlet behind 📷 Brian  Jim at the old Rakeahua trig 📷 Simon  Jim looking into Rakeahua basin 📷 Simon  View from Mt Rakeahua 📷 Jim  Jim and Brian overlooking Rakeahua 📷 Simon  Rakeahua Landing 📷 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  Jim and Brian taking photos of the estuary 📷 Simon  Simon on Patterson Inlet tidal flats 📷 Jim  Brian and Jim close to the inlet 📷 Simon  Brian and Jim at Freds Camp 📷 Simon  Freds Camp jetty 📷 Jim  Freds Camp from the Jetty 📷 Simon  Freds Camp jetty at dusk 📷 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  Morning at Freds Camp jetty 📷 Simon  Freds Camp jetty at dawn 📷 Brian  Freds Camp Hut at dawn 📷 Brian  Bottlenose dolphins 📷 Jim  Freshwater Freds halfway sign 📷 Simon  Tolson River 📷 Simon  Jim and Brian following track 📷 Simon  Water Taxi at Freshwater jetty 📷 Jim  Leaving Freshwater jetty 📷 Simon  Freshwater River from water taxi 📷 Brian  Brian in water taxi 📷 Simon
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  Heritage Expeditions cruise ship 📷 Jim
Sat Nov 16 day 7 - Ulva IslandUlva Island  Post Office Bay 📷 Brian  Post Office Bay 📷 Simon  Island off Sydney Cove 📷 Simon  Sydney Cove 📷 Brian  Syndney Cove interpretation 📷 Brian  West End Beach 📷 Jim  West End Beach view 📷 Jim  West End Beach weka 📷 Brian  Brian and Simon at lunch 📷 Jim  Simon and Weka at West End Beach 📷 Brian  Weka 📷 Brian  Brian walking down to Oban 📷 Simon
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