Jetty at Lake Hauroko

January 17th 2011
January 13- Starting the Dusky The transport company picked us up outside the hostel at just past 8:30AM, where we along with 4 other trampers were taken 45 minutes down a winding gravel road to the boat ramp at Lake Hauroko. Here, we boarded a small boat where our driver assumed the role of boat captain as well. We rode up the long and snaking arm of the lake to the end where the Dusk ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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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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