Monday, February 7, 2011

Tramp no. 1 - Queen Charlotte Trek

Tramping - aka, walking for multiple days in the remote mountains and wilderness of New Zealand with all of your food and accommodation on your back!!!

Having survived New Years (and being breathalised four times in an hour on News Years Day ;-) it was time to plan and make our first Tramp in New Zealand and what better place to start than a 4 day/3 night Tramp across the mountains in the very 'Sounds' which we had sailed through on our ferry trip to the South Island.

With Vivian safely parked up for the few days we jumped onto a 'water taxi' with our backpacks for our one hour speedy trip into the Sounds and to our drop-off point for the beginning of our Tramp. The plan being to then basicly walking back to civilization over the next 4 days.


Four days later, and with 71km completed on foot, we arrived safely back in Picton for a well deserved beer and shower. What an amazing walk with just stunning views and beauty around every corner and over every hill.


Then time to hit the road heading South...

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