Introduction to today's journey
Today's journey takes me from Anchorage to the end of the track at Marahau, with a quick stop at the beautiful Watering Cove. Once I reach the end of the track, I head over the Marahau Hill to Motueka.
Today's Journey
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After some overnight rain, I head from Anchorage camping ground across a low saddle to Te Pukatea Bay in the early morning. |
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I return to Anchorage and follow the placid shore to the far end of the beach to explore a small glowworm cave. |
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Returning to the camping ground, I pack up the tent and set off on the final hike of this trek back towards civilisation. |
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Crossing a steep hill, I reach Watering Cove in the sheltered Astrolabe Roadstead. |
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From Watering Cove, I have to head back up into the hills hiking for a good hour before the track descendings reaching the sea at Yellow Point viewed here. From the point the trail follows above the pristine Stilwell Bay. |
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Stopping at the Appletree Bay camping ground looking across the sheltered waters to Adele Island. |
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From Appletree Bay, I head around Guilbert Point crossing above Coquille Bay with Fisherman Island in the distance. |
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From Coquille Bay the turquoise sea gives way to sand and swampy flats. The track continues following the hillside before crossing a raised boardwalk across the swamp to the track's end here at Marahau. |
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From Marahau I head over the hill to Riwaka before crossing over the Motueka River which I will be exploring upstream over the next two days. |
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Arriving in Motueka in the early evening. |
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