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| Our plane coming into land in Karamea |
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| Taking off over the west coast |
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| Hope the bikes are well strapped on |
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| Approaching the mouth of the Heaphy River |
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| Looking south from the mouth of the Heaphy back towards Karamea, the route on our second day |
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| Mouth of the Heaphy River and Heaphy Hut |
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| Crusing over Goland Downs |
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| Early morning mist as we descend into Golden Bay. Farewell Spit on the horizon. |
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| No one bothered to clear the cow poo from the runway |
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| A steady climb from Brown Hut took us to Flanagans Corner, the summit of the Heaphy Track at over 900m. It's all downhill from here (mostly). |
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| The Dragons Teeth from the viewpoint |
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| Lara and Neil demonstrating that helmets should be worn at all times when tramping |
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| Heading onto the downs from Percy Saddle |
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| The boot post |
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| Fixing a puncture at Goland Downs Hut |
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| Saxon Hut |
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| Icy bikes in the sub zero morning in front of the new James McKay hut (work in progress) |
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| Riding across the Heaphy River |
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| Helen negotiating one of the wire bridges. This is a reason that paniers aren't a good idea on the Heaphy |
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| Approaching the Heaphy River mouth and the west coast |
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| View north, back the way we had come from the final hill |
2 comments:
Amazing photos! It looks as though you had a great time!
Mum and Dad
Fantastic! Could do with some of that blue, blue sky! Well worth the chill, I would think. Love M & D
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