Day 108
Dec 17 day 108 free camp to Princhester Creek Rd 7:15-3:00 (hitch to Te Anau) 34 km Still drizzled but more sun than clouds today. Slept like a dead man last night–was really tired. Nevertheless, I got a decent early start on a beautiful, generally well-marked well-formed trail. When I got to the flood bridge, […]
Day 107
Dec 16 day 107 Taipo Hut to free camp on Mararoa River 7:00-4:45 38 km 38 km down a foggy, misty, drizzling river valley, nuff said.
Day 106
Dec 15 day 106 Greenstone Road to Taipo Hut 10:30-4:45 24 km Got transportation to the trail head (which is across the lake from Queenstown and so is a long van ride around). I was the only passenger, so Mr. Buckley explained the transformation of Queenstown in the 50 years he has lived here. A […]
Day 105
Dec 14 day 105 Queenstown 0 km It seemed indulgent taking another zero so close to the last one (at Wanaka), but the Motatapu Track really kicked my ass, and I did want to take the time to see Queenstown which is a fascinating place. Apart from all the different places to book adventures that […]