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| Views to the south and north of the Tasman Sea |
Chasing the good
weather to the West Coast paid off. We
had to stage a car at the end of the Croesus Track in Barrytown on the coast
and then travel all together around to the other side of the mountain in
Blackball to start our overnight journey.
Along the way to Barrytown we enjoyed a brilliant morning with the sun
glistining off the Tasman Sea and spectacular views of the coastline.
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| Swing Bridge |
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| Ces Clark Hut just within reach |
Our 8.3 mile hike up
to the Cess Clark Hut took us across three swing bridges, along a beautiful
clear river and eventually, at the top, out of the dense rainforest to tussock
and spectacular views of the valley and south toward the Southern Alps. Along the way we saw the New Zealand Robin,
heard a Tui, and as the day wore on we heard what we were after - a Kiwi!
We got settled in at
the hut, saw a Weka, and enjoyed our freeze dried dinners. Some of us ventured out for an evening hike
to hear more Kiwi.
Cheers, Mark and Meryl
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