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2023-04-16 Moeraki Haast Paringa Cattle Track
Sat: fly to Christchurch, drive (5.5 hrs 400 km) to Fox Glacier via Arthurs Pass
Sun: drive (1 hr, 80 km) to the Mowraki River at the northern end of the Haast Paringa Cattle Track tramp up the Moeraki Valley to Horseshoe Flat Hut (6 bunks, 4.5 hours) and on to Middle Head Hut (6 bunks, 1.5 hours) Mon: visit rock biv, return from Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut (8 bunks)
Tue: to Māori Saddle Hut (10 bunks, 4.5 hours)
Wed: to Mataketake Hut (8 bunks)
Thu: to Blue River Hut via tops – 5 to 6 hours to car, drive (30 min, 30 km) to Waita River at the south end of the Haast-Paringa Cattle Track, tramp 2 hr to Coppermine Creek Hut 8 bunks Fri: visit Joe's Hut, to car (1.5 hours), drive to Fox (2 hr 130 km) for the night, motel
Sat: drive from Franz (5.5 hr 400 km) back to Christchurch, fly to Wellington
Saturday 15 April 2023 day 00Wellington to Fox Glacier  Kura Tāwhiti view  Hokitika River mouth and Aorangi  Brian and Simon at Hokitika River mouth  Hokitika beach driftwood  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  View up Fox Glacier valley Sunday 16 April 2023 day 01Moeraki River to Middle Head hut  View up Fox River  View up Fox River  Simon at Moeraki River rest stop above Blue River hut  Simon at lunch spot  Crossing The Flats After Lunch  Simon at Horseshoe Flat Hut  Horseshoe Flat Hut  Halfway to Middle Head hut Brian crossing the Moeraki  Moeraki River cascade  Middle Head Hut  Simon and Philip at Middle Head Hut  Middle Head Hut
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
Monday 17 April 2023 day 02Moeraki River, Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut  Middle Head Hut  Brian and Rock Wall of Biv  Rock Biv  Simon tramping alongside river  Brian by Moeraki pool  Brian crossing the Moeraki  Simon on the Moeraki bridge  View down the Moeraki from swingbridge  Brian arriving at Blue River hut  Simon and Brian arriving at Blue River hut  Brian in Blue River hut  Philip and Simon at Blue River hut
Moeraki River, Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut
Tuesday 18 April 2023 day 03Blue River Hut to Māori Saddle Hut on the Haast Paringa Cattle track  On the Cattle Track in the rain  Brian and small side creek on track  Fuchsia on the track  Brian and Simon crossing side creek  Brian and Simon crossing another side creek  Brian and Simon crossing another side creek  Brian and Simon crossing last side creek  Brian and Simon crossing last side creek  Philip outside Māori Saddle hut  The three of us outside Māori Saddle hut  Māori Saddle hut  Philip and Simon outside Māori Saddle hut
Blue River Hut to Māori Saddle Hut on the Haast Paringa Cattle track
Wednesday 19 April 2023 day 04Māori Saddle Hut to Mataketake Hut  View back along pack track from Māori Saddle Hut turnoff  Brian and Philip at the bushline  Mataketake hut, Aoraki, Sefton, Hooker  Simon and Brian taking photos of Lake Dime  Philip at Mataketake hut  Brian at Mataketake hut  Mataketake hut from the east  Brian in the hut getting ready for lunch  View North From Hut  Desk And View West From The Hut  View north to Mataketake hut  Simon looking into the head of the Thomas river
Māori Saddle Hut to Mataketake Hut
Thursday 20 April 2023 day 05Mataketake Hut to Blue River Hut via tops, drive to Waita River at the south end of Haast-Paringa Cattle Track, tramp to Coppermine Creek Hut  Simon and Brian on the Mataketake tops route in the cloud  Simon and Brian leaving Blue River hut  Philip checking the mud depth on the track  Simon and Brian crossing Māori river  Brian and Simon heading up the Waitaha river  Brian following the Waiata river route  Simon and Brian following the Waitaha River route  First view of Coppermine Creek Hut  Simon arriving at Coppermine Creek Hut  Brian and Simon arriving at Coppermine Hut  Coppermine Creek Hut  Inside Coppermine Creek Hut
Mataketake Hut to Blue River Hut via tops, drive to Waita River at the south end of Haast-Paringa Cattle Track, tramp to Coppermine Creek Hut
Friday 21 April 2023 day 06visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night  Brian arriving at Joes Hut  Gate At The Start Of The Pack Track  Brian heading down the Waitaha  Waiatoto River  Arawata River  Jackson Bay Wharf  Philip, Simon and Brian outside the fish and chip shop  Brian on the Jackson Bay wharf  Jackson Bay from the wharf  Jackson Bay wharf  On the Jackson Bay wharf  Philip and Simon on the Jackson Bay Wharf
visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night
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