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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  Queens Park Statue 📷 Simon  At Invercargill Airport 📷 Jim  Stewart Island Flights plane 📷 Simon  Rakiura coastline 📷 Simon  Brian exiting plane 📷 Jim  Unloading plane at Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Simon and Brian walking north up Mason Bay 📷 Jim  View south down Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Simon and Brian walking north up Mason Bay 📷 Jim  Jim and view of Duck Creek track 📷 Simon  Simon photographing Duck Creek 📷 Jim  Simon, Jim, Brian 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  Jim and Brian in Duck Creek on Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Mason Bay and Ernst Islands 📷 Simon  Jim and Simon in Cavalier Creek br 📷 Brian  Doughboy Hut track sign 📷 Jim  Brian heading up track 📷 Jim  Track heading north through dunes at south end Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Reaching the beach on the way to Kilbride 📷 Brian  Brian and Jim walking down Mason Bay to Kilbride 📷 Simon  Kilbride homestead 📷 Brian  Kilbride homestead across Leask Creek 📷 Brian  Simon and Jim by a tarn on the tops 📷 Brian
Mon Nov 11 day 2 - Doughboy Bay to Rakeahua HutDoughboy Bay to Rakeahua  Brian in Doughboy Bay hut 📷 Simon  Doughboy Bay hut from the beach 📷 Jim  Brian on Doughboy Bay sandhills 📷 Jim  Jim leaving Doughboy Bay 📷 Simon  Jim and Simon on the track through scrub above Doughboy Bay 📷 Brian  Jim and Brian on the tops 📷 Simon  Last view of Doughboy Bay 📷 Simon  Tannin coloured Rakeahua River 📷 Simon  Jim and Brian on boggy track 📷 Simon  Simon crossing the Rakeahua 📷 Jim  Brian at Rakeahua Hut 📷 Simon  Simon and Brian arriving at Rakeahua Hut 📷 Jim
Tue Nov 12 day 3 - Mt RakeahuaMt Rakeahua, 681m  View through scrub back to Rakeahua valley 📷 Simon  View through scrub back to Rakeahua valley 📷 Simon  Jim by large tarn 📷 Simon  Simon nearing the top of Rakeahua, Patterson inlet behind 📷 Brian  Mason Bay from Rakeahua 📷 Brian  Top of Mt Rakeahua 📷 Jim  Rakeahua Mason Bay 📷 Simon  Brian and Rakeahua River behind 📷 Jim  Jim and Brian overlooking Rakeahua 📷 Simon  Jim descending the tussock 📷 Brian  Rakehua Hut 📷 Brian  Simon and Jim at Rakehua Landing 📷 Brian 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  Rakeahua estuary 📷 Simon  Simon looking at Patterson Inlet tidal flats 📷 Brian  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 Simon on the track 📷 Jim  Smon at Freds Camp Hut 📷 Brian  Freds Camp from the Jetty 📷 Simon Thu Nov 14 day 5 - Freds Camp Hut to Freshwater HutFreds Camp Hut to Freshwater Hut  Morning at Freds Camp 📷 Simon  Pastel Freds camp 📷 Simon  Freds Camp jetty at dawn 📷 Brian  Freds Camp Hut at dawn 📷 Brian  Bottlenose dolphins 📷 Jim  Brian and Jim on the track 📷 Simon  Freshwater Freds halfway sign 📷 Simon  Tolson River 📷 Simon  Jim crossing the Tolson River 📷 Brian  Water Taxi at Freshwater jetty 📷 Jim  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  Island off Sydney Cove 📷 Simon  Sydney Cove 📷 Brian  Syndney Cove interpretation 📷 Brian  Brian at Boulder Beach 📷 Simon  West End Beach view 📷 Jim  West End Beach weka 📷 Brian  East end of West End Beach 📷 Jim  Weka 📷 Brian  Weka 📷 Brian  Brian walking down to Oban 📷 Simon  Halfmoon Bay 📷 Simon
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