Rolling on the ground as we got all our bags packed
and ready to get on the boat
everything goes in the mouth--that was our map
he fell asleep within minutes of being on the boat and slept quite
soundly on liz most of the way to our drop off
As you can see, it wasn't sunny but it didn't rain that first day
and the clouds shrouded the sounds in mists
the water taxi
the first day we walked to Endeavor Inlet and it took us about 5 hours
with stops to feed the boy along the way
Ship Cove is where Capt. Cook stopped during his expeditions in the 1770's
and here Mike stands in front of the sort of shelter they stayed in when here
The water in the bays has this emerald quality
Weka birds and lots of shots of my boys
Once he gets fed and is warm he pretty much falls asleep
the scenery
He fell asleep just before we arrived at our campsite so we leaned the pack
up against a tree and wedged a pack in front to keep it upright as we got all settled in
Getting some good floor time in the shelter after 5 hours in the pack
After an "ok" night of sleep, we headed to the nearby jetty to drop our packs so they
could be taken to our next destination
starfish
He fell asleep while we waited.
Muddy track
The track was pretty easy in most places-a good walk but really
muddy in some spots
Our feeding technique while tramping so serious mess is avoided--cape
on and hands down.
More emerald water
View from the jetty
And he was asleep again as we waited for the taxi
With Auntie Alice on the boat home
the rain we escaped as we boated away
and ready to get on the boat
everything goes in the mouth--that was our map
he fell asleep within minutes of being on the boat and slept quite
soundly on liz most of the way to our drop off
As you can see, it wasn't sunny but it didn't rain that first day
and the clouds shrouded the sounds in mists
the water taxi
the first day we walked to Endeavor Inlet and it took us about 5 hours
with stops to feed the boy along the way
Ship Cove is where Capt. Cook stopped during his expeditions in the 1770's
and here Mike stands in front of the sort of shelter they stayed in when here
The water in the bays has this emerald quality
Weka birds and lots of shots of my boys
Once he gets fed and is warm he pretty much falls asleep
the scenery
He fell asleep just before we arrived at our campsite so we leaned the pack
up against a tree and wedged a pack in front to keep it upright as we got all settled in
Getting some good floor time in the shelter after 5 hours in the pack
After an "ok" night of sleep, we headed to the nearby jetty to drop our packs so they
could be taken to our next destination
starfish
He fell asleep while we waited.
Muddy track
The track was pretty easy in most places-a good walk but really
muddy in some spots
Our feeding technique while tramping so serious mess is avoided--cape
on and hands down.
More emerald water
View from the jetty
And he was asleep again as we waited for the taxi
With Auntie Alice on the boat home
the rain we escaped as we boated away
We drove north from Christchurch to Picton 4 hours where we caught our water taxi. Picton is also where the ferries leave for the North Island. Our boat ride was just under an hour as we stopped at a couple other bays before stopping at Ship Cove which is the start of the Queen Charlotte Track. There are hundreds of bays in the Marlborough Sounds and we saw only a few.
The first day we walked about 15 kms to our camp site. The weather was great-not hot and not cold. There are beautiful views of the bays. It was lovely even in the misty weather but I am sure it is also spectacular when clear. Our boy seemed to like being in the pack again and settled right in especially after eating. Mike carried him on this tramp and we had the water taxi take our bags to oyr detination so we didn't have to lug them the whole way which made the walk more enjoyable. It is included in your water taxi ticker. Nice perk.
At camp, Mike cooked us up our pasta dinner and we enjoyed hot chocolates and tim tam slams after--chocolate cookies you dip in and suck up the hot chocolate. The night provided us as good a sleep as one can get sleeping in a small tent with a 6 month old. In the morning, liz and Alice walked down to the water and saw 2 dolphins jumping and playing around the jetty but we were still asleep. After some of liz's homemade muesli,we packed up, dropped our bags at the jetty and headed out for a short 2 hour walk.
As we neared our campsite the rain came. We found a relatively sheltered
site for our tents and headed to one of the little resorts for a hot chocolate. Many people
The first day we walked about 15 kms to our camp site. The weather was great-not hot and not cold. There are beautiful views of the bays. It was lovely even in the misty weather but I am sure it is also spectacular when clear. Our boy seemed to like being in the pack again and settled right in especially after eating. Mike carried him on this tramp and we had the water taxi take our bags to oyr detination so we didn't have to lug them the whole way which made the walk more enjoyable. It is included in your water taxi ticker. Nice perk.
At camp, Mike cooked us up our pasta dinner and we enjoyed hot chocolates and tim tam slams after--chocolate cookies you dip in and suck up the hot chocolate. The night provided us as good a sleep as one can get sleeping in a small tent with a 6 month old. In the morning, liz and Alice walked down to the water and saw 2 dolphins jumping and playing around the jetty but we were still asleep. After some of liz's homemade muesli,we packed up, dropped our bags at the jetty and headed out for a short 2 hour walk.
As we neared our campsite the rain came. We found a relatively sheltered
site for our tents and headed to one of the little resorts for a hot chocolate. Many people
who walk the track stay in one of the lodges or resorts along the way. You don't have to tent, its just a lot cheaper. It started to rain quite steadily so we found a sheltered table and opted to sit there as opposed to having to sit in our tents in the rain. We thought it would stop but it would come and go quite consistently. In the end, we opted to get a taxi out because we got word that it was going to rain through the night and into the next day and we were meant to walk 24 kms and it was going to be a long day even without the rain.
So our walk was cut short by inclement weather but the 2 days we did have were lovely. Disaster was adverted when the hat liz knitted for our boy was lost on the track but i found it. He is going to need that hat back home in frigid Vermont!
So our walk was cut short by inclement weather but the 2 days we did have were lovely. Disaster was adverted when the hat liz knitted for our boy was lost on the track but i found it. He is going to need that hat back home in frigid Vermont!
3 comments:
Little Lars is getting chubby - sooo cute: ) The sounds look gorgeous: )
my homeland. how I miss thee.
Im glad you found the boys hat, that would have made for great sadness...its awesome.
everything/one looks beautiful.
Did you know that you can get Tim Tams at the regular grocery stores (they used to just sell them at specialty stores) in America now? They are sold under pepperidge farms and they sell the regular and the caramel ones made in australia.
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