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17. North-West Circuit 10

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North Arm – Oban (12.2 km) – Invercargill, Tina & Tony’s
Tuesday, February 19: Overcast, with some sun appearing in the afternoon
GPS Tour
Oban panorama from the pier

Oban panorama from the pier

Up fairly early in an attempt to make it onto an earlier flight. The last of the breakfast stuff was soon eaten and again there was enough coffee for two cups, though the sugar seems to have run out. A bag of salt was used to season the egg, and everything was packed up and ready to go by 9:00.

Lucas had already left a couple of minutes prior to me; then I was off on the very well graded and gravelled Rakiura Track. Not much mud here! A couple of stops for photos – mainly snapshots – some of which would be copies of the 2009 series. On the one long wooden bridge, the compass slipped out of its holding and bounced along the bridge. My heart nearly stopped beating. But in the end the device was safe. Continue reading →

16. North-West Circuit 9

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Freshwater River– North Arm, 11.3 km
Monday, February 18: Very cold overnight, some cloud in the morning clearing to sun
GPS Tour
North Arm across the mudflats

North Arm across the mudflats

It was so cold that the temperature must have gotten below what was allowed for the sleeping bag, so I had to put on the jumper to continue sleeping.

The HK alarm went off first, but no movement from the couple; then the German one went off so I decided it was time for breakfast. Not much left over except for coffee so I had a double shot. Then getting everything packed and ready to go. The HK couple were the first to be ready for their water taxi, and meanwhile Martin and I had taken apart the S-bend in the common room to try to remove the obstruction that was blocking water flowing down the pipe. Dismantled, emptied, but no change in the nett result, except for a bit of leakage. Continue reading →

Green Light

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Fern

Koru – the fern leaf spiral

The go-ahead for the new adventure came late last week, after a couple of weeks of prelegal danse macabre. Anyhow, it’s there now, and the final preparations can begin in earnest.

For begun they have well before this time last year, when I was originally planning this trip. There have been plans and preparations, and prices to compare and check again. One of the most comprehensive questions covered was that of photography, although that was no longer a question of what camera to take, but rather how to deal with all of the eventualities that hacking the current set of three cameras has brought with it. Continue reading →