Kelper to luxemore - ridge line I

A day of Character building and stunning views

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March 8th 2013
As today was going to be a mega day, Motuora to Luxemore hut - 30.8km, with a considerable amount of steep up sections I wanted an early start so I wouldn’t feel under pressure to walk fast or rush any sections. The lights downstairs came on at 6am (but there are no lights in the dorm room), so I quietly dragged my prepacked bag, sleeping bag and pillow case with the clothes for todays walk, out ... 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