My trip to the Antipodes

Hi everyone!

Stewart Island needs to be revisited to do the job properly. I met a yound lad from Leipzig who had just completed a 10 day lone hike around the island carrying all his own food, carefully planned, for the trip. The wilderness and scenery were, in his opinion, wild and very special. Another young and very fit young lady had done a six day tramp in similar vein. Donald eat your heart out.

The first day there I was able to limp around a few miles of the island and visited so many little bays, usually empty of people. Birdsong was pretty constant and I wished that I had taken Mavis's advice and brought binoculars.

Second day took the short ride to Ulva Island a bird paradise. Spotted a flock of Kiwi flying over but otherwise no show. Many other different birds filled the bill and were so unfazed by people.

Very stormy return to Bluff across an hour of the roaring forties. Several lost their lunch but I enjoyed it. You would pay a lot of money at Alton Towers for that trip

Today back into Fiordland. Tomorrow two days in Doubltfull Sound. Need to take your own booze so have just stocked up at the supermarket. Should be a great trip. Weather forecast looks to be good.

Speak again later.   bfn   Grandad