Stewart Island

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February 6th 2011

Published: February 6th 2011

January 28 The alarm went off at 6am and I immediately questioned if we really needed to take the early ferry from Bluff to Stewart Island. Then I remembered that every hour we saved early in the day meant more time to relax at the hut later on, and that helped me drag myself out of bed. So we had a good breakfast and hit the road by 7, driving half an hour to the ferry terminal in Bluff, the s... Read Full Entry

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Chad Stoesz

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Well, this is my third backpacking expedition across New Zealand and it looks to be pretty incredible again. We've got an amazing list of tracks and routes we plan to do that will take us through some pretty remote, rugged, and beautiful pieces of wilderness. This will be a 3 month trip and I'm doing it with my good friends Nick and Andrew Arkis. Along the way we will be meeting up with several of my friends from previous trips who plan to travel with us for parts of the time as well. It's very exciting for me to be getting one more opportunity to do this sort of thing, and even more exc... full info

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8th February 2011

Dale
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Finally Caught Up with You
I'm finally current on your blog. Enjoyed it as always. Almost feel like I'm there, except when you get bogged down in the mud!!! Dale

13th February 2011

Nick
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MacGyver
Who would've thought the corkscrew tool would have presented an alternate function than the assistance required to numb the pains of the trail with wine? Looks like your unshakable will broke the operational life of your pack, just after the two of you went 2000 miles together. I've got a less MacGyver like solution for if the fix fails: divide your stuff equally into the remaining space of Nick and Andrew's packs, and feel the cool breeze on your back while the two of them sweat it out from the extra poundage!

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