Stewart Island, New Zealand: New Years Hike. 48km, 3 Days. Mud, Mud, and Mud

In the bush


Bluff terminal


ferry terminal


Casper on boat


Stewart Island Experience


approaching


about to start


about to start


Bungaree Bay


Bungaree Hut


Mhairi at terminal


Halfmoon Bay


Halfmoon


Beach


Happy to be wet. (Kudos to Andrea for the alpaca gloves from Peru. They work great in the rain!)


approaching Lee Bay


Start of Rakirua Track


Lee Bay


River


Beach


...


From above


Lunch spot


lunch with people looking at camera


footbridge


bridge


first catch!


dinner


Whale skull washed up on beach


Standing around the whale skull


Mhairi and Jana on muddy track


muddy


river crossing


Claudia climbing


view at Bungaree Bay


Mhairi on last Day


again


New Year celebration


Julian, Jana


Jonno and Claudia


Happy New Year!


North Arm Hut


North Arm Hut


New Year on the beach, in the rain


cards


Jonno, Claudia, me


Auld Lang Syne


Drunker Claudia


Bungaree


Bungaree Hut


Me and Jana


Julian, Mhairi, Casper


smelly socks


Accepted the $100 bet to do the second day in bare feet


bare feet


Jana falling


muddy track (Three days of this)


Trees, water, and sun!


Opening


Me in the fern forest


Neaaaar.......Faaaaaar.


Picnic table


End of track


Me on track


cleaning shoes


Invercargill motel


picking rosemary


North Arm morning view


North Arm Bay


North Arm Bay


Mhairi in a tree


Bay


inlet


Mud Warning


end of Track


Department of Conservation office


Halmoon bay in sunshine


Halfmoon bay city


Stewart Island


ferry departure


ferry ride back to the mainland