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From the Psychotic to the Sublime

The Lake Waikaremoana Track

Day 5, Page 7: Waiharuru to Hopuruahine Landing

I can hear voices up ahead

Lesleigh and Dakin are here already in the boat, and a few of the earlier sprinters, waiting for the official transport.

We pull out some food, including a bit of smoked trout left over from last night. Divine!

As if on cue, a small and slightly bedraggled figure appears from the track.

The water taxi arrives.

We head off after lunch and Lesleigh and Dakin hang a rod over the back and we do a tiki tour of the bays.

This is the shit boat, which travels around the various establishments on the lake emptying sewage containers. Reminds me of a similar land-based firm up our way who go as McDonald's Takeaways.

We can approach quite close to these birds. The clouds out the back of the boat are quite spectacular.

Again, I wish I was a geologist. I'd like to travel around here with someone like my geologist friend, Jim, and soak it all up. He reckons he can no more walk or drive through a landscape without analysing its geology than I can without naming its plants.

Day bloody 1....

Dakin is starting to pay more attention as we get closer to the landing.

As we step ashore I finally allow myself the luxury of a few stiff muscles. We have another walk scheduled for tomorrow, to Lake Waikareiti, but right now, a hot shower will do nicely. Thank you Lesleigh and Dakin, thank you very much.

 

 

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Track Reports

Annotated ARC
Brief Track Notes: WAITAKERE RANGES

NORTH ISLAND

SOUTH ISLAND

In the Steps of Jack Leigh

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Fitness Building for the Elderly and Stout

Food for Tramping

General Advice:
Specifically oriented to the Heaphy Track but relevant to other long walks for beginners and older walkers

New Zealand Plants
(an ongoing project)

Links to Tramping Resource Websites

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