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Queen Charlotte Track Day 3

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Monday 18th February 2013: This was our longest day (24.5km / 8 hours) but the one with the best views so most of the team decided to walk it rather than take the water taxi option. We started with a fairly quick climb up Akerbloms Road to the Kenepuru Saddle (180m) then along the ridge for quite a while until the turnoff to Eatwells Lookout (474m). The ridge track drops to 290m above the Bay of Many Coves before climbing to the highest point of 494m. We don't lose much height until just before the descent to Portage Resort Hotel.


Queen Charlotte Track - Day 3 (click to enlarge)

Morning view of Punga Cove from my room  DSC_0402_stitch 		   
Breakfast view at Punga Cove  DSC_0403_stitch

Cathy & Amanita muscaria  DSC_0413
A great shot by Cathy  CT_DSC01275
Much older Amanita muscaria  DSC_0415

Amanita muscaria (Scarlet flycap) is normally scarlet but apparently it becomes concave and goes orange with age.


Composite - view out of Endeavour Inlet to Blumine and Arapaoa Islands  DSC_0425_stitch_e (click to enlarge)

Long Is Queen Charlotte entrance  DSC_0431aee
Top of Kenepuru Sound  DSC_0460e
Graham descibing Kenepuru Sound  CT_DSC01270

Eatwells Lookout  DSC_0464ae
L-R: Keith, Graham, Kathy, John & Alan
Bay of Many Coves  DSC_0477e
Graham & signpost  DSC_0479e

Kenepuru Sound, poisoned rogue pines  DSC_0486e
Ruakaka Bay  DSC_0490e
Blackwood (Tahuahua) Bay  DSC_0494e

Telephoto view to Picton  DSC_0500ee
Kaiaho Point (Island), Kenepuru Sound  DSC_0502e
Portage Resort on Kenepuru Sound  DSC_0507e

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