Just got back from the Queen Charlotte tramp, i only did 2 days of the 3, lucky really as i have a huge blister and did today's walk in my sandals instead of boots.
so its 71km in total, i did 24 km y;day then 20km today before getting the water taxi back to picton. a nice walk very up and down yesterday but today was nicer. stayed in a lovely place on the first night, mmeeting Ira on the track after the first day. It was called Mahana lodge which was tucked in a bay and just off the track. lovely views over the sound but i got bitten to shreds by bugs which didn't help with walking the next day because they seem to love my ankles. the weather was really hot yesterday which meant we ran out of water pretty quick however today it was cloudy and rained a bit, which was fine, luckily our bags were ported for us by the water taxi so they didn't get wet.
on the bus tomorrow to Abel Tasman National Park and then down the west coast to greymouth and the Franz Josef glacier. nice to hear from everyone. Rob - we booked the van for oz and it was 1500 ozzie dollars - about 500 quid i think for 12 days.
however the campsites can be cheap to nothing if you have a loo and shower with you.
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