Heaphy Track

Our plane coming into land in Karamea

Taking off over the west coast

Hope the bikes are well strapped on

Approaching the mouth of the Heaphy River

Looking south from the mouth of the Heaphy back towards Karamea, the route on our second day

Mouth of the Heaphy River and Heaphy Hut

Crusing over Goland Downs

Early morning mist as we descend into Golden Bay. Farewell Spit on the horizon.

No one bothered to clear the cow poo from the runway

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).

The Dragons Teeth from the viewpoint

Lara and Neil demonstrating that helmets should be worn at all times when tramping

Heading onto the downs from Percy Saddle

The boot post

Fixing a puncture at Goland Downs Hut

Saxon Hut

Icy bikes in the sub zero morning in front of the new James McKay hut (work in progress)

Riding across the Heaphy River

Helen negotiating one of the wire bridges. This is a reason that paniers aren't a good idea on the Heaphy

Approaching the Heaphy River mouth and the west coast

View north, back the way we had come from the final hill