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@taniwharugby chur bro! Think we're gonna be pushed for time but will definitely keep it in mind if we end up with an hour or two on the way through on Friday.
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@Bones sweet, if it works...I'll be out from about 2 on Friday though...
@MajorRage didn't realise you were over too, same applies to you, although expect with kids in tow your time is even more limited 😉
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@taniwharugby if that's him at the anchorage he's got his hands full and I can see why he's having trouble with driving by the state of his parking.
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Shit that's a pretty challenging walk from Paihia to Russell eh. 20km and 5 hours later we had fuck all energy to take a squizz, but seems a nice place with not a lot to it. MR probably would've busted it out in an hour. Rewarding though and bye bye jetlag.
Oh and yeah, if there's a terrain type we didn't traverse, I can't think of it. Crazy variety.
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@Bones it's only a 3.3km swim FFS!
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@taniwharugby said in Travel:
@Bones it's only a 3.3km swim FFS!
That almost sounds preferable now, fuck it's a dicey trail in some places.
The funniest bit was the 500 odd metres next to the water treatment plant where you couldn't see any path at all and just had to walk along the fence line...which we missed at first due to some fucker ripping the sign down.
The unfunniest bit is a toss up between the 3 or so kms along the road because the boardwalk to the nonexistent on a map "Cherry Bay" is closed, or the near vertical ascent just after Okiato. That's where the regret hit hard.
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Thought I'd drop this here - may be offtopic for the above posters.
Just got back from a trip to walk the Milford Track. It's rated one of the top multi day hikes in teh world, and I can see why. Just astonishing scenery - really stunning views, amazing bush and the most incredible waterfalls.
I've done a fair bit of tramping, but found this one of the harder walks I have done. Not expected - probably a combination of getting older and being sedentry at work, and being responsible for 4 others who aren't regular walkers ... with a 60 year age difference. Some of the days went a lot longer than expected, possibly because of the meandering looking at views
Was great to get bac out into the outdoors, first multi day hike in 17 years. That said, the Milford is a conveyor belt - you get pushed through day after day, at a fixed rate. The guided walkers paying 2.5k each for the privilege were zooming around with day packs; some jealousy, but not really worth the money at this stage in life.
Unexpected highlights: fat rainbow trout and big eels in the Clinton river, just cruising around. Don't get fishing pressure I don't think - would love to have had a rod. The middle hut is incredible - has lights, solar and battery chargers - in teh bloody bush!
This was one of my bucket list walks, and I'm stoked but sore at the moment. Still, had Fergburger for breakfast in Queenstown, so that was a decent way to ease into the trip home. Strong strong recommend - but make sure you are prepped to do it. The rocks made my feet incredibly sore by the end of each day. I'll drag a few photos out if people are interested .. they never do it justice; the sense of being in a massive bowl, with 30-40 waterfalls free falling through the air is not something that a picture can capture easily.
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Thought I'd drop this here - may be offtopic for the above posters.
Just got back from a trip to walk the Milford Track. It's rated one of the top multi day hikes in teh world, and I can see why. Just astonishing scenery - really stunning views, amazing bush and the most incredible waterfalls.
I've done a fair bit of tramping, but found this one of the harder walks I have done. Not expected - probably a combination of getting older and being sedentry at work, and being responsible for 4 others who aren't regular walkers ... with a 60 year age difference. Some of the days went a lot longer than expected, possibly because of the meandering looking at views
Was great to get bac out into the outdoors, first multi day hike in 17 years. That said, the Milford is a conveyor belt - you get pushed through day after day, at a fixed rate. The guided walkers paying 2.5k each for the privilege were zooming around with day packs; some jealousy, but not really worth the money at this stage in life.
Unexpected highlights: fat rainbow trout and big eels in the Clinton river, just cruising around. Don't get fishing pressure I don't think - would love to have had a rod. The middle hut is incredible - has lights, solar and battery chargers - in teh bloody bush!
This was one of my bucket list walks, and I'm stoked but sore at the moment. Still, had Fergburger for breakfast in Queenstown, so that was a decent way to ease into the trip home. Strong strong recommend - but make sure you are prepped to do it. The rocks made my feet incredibly sore by the end of each day. I'll drag a few photos out if people are interested .. they never do it justice; the sense of being in a massive bowl, with 30-40 waterfalls free falling through the air is not something that a picture can capture easily.
I’m dying to do a walk like this - and I will have my fly rod!
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@nzzp Sounds like great fun! Did you detour to see the Sutherland Falls? That would be a major attraction for me to do that walk.
I wanted to, but the team was pooped and we were out of time. That said, it was pumping so much you couldn't get close! I saw them from a distance; absolutely spectacular.
We had 12 yo and 72yo who were feeling whacked after a 1000m descent... it's a pity, but that is life
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@nostrildamus said in Travel:
@MajorRage said in Travel:
If you know, you know.
that poster made me very homesick.
Mr Vintage NZ Fish Species Tee
There is nothing more Kiwi than the good old fish species poster that you see in your local fish and chip shop.
You need one of these
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Yikes!
Person killed at Amsterdam Airport falling into running jet engine
An investigation is under way after a person was ingested by a jet engine.
