Adventure Trekking NZ

Day 3

We camped two days at this hut normally it would have been one.

It was many years ago when Rob I and the boys stayed in the little hut there are photos still on the wall which I took on that trip

 yesterday we rode up the valley which was lovely, today we move on to the next hut

Packing up in the morning, tacking up takes time

After several hours of trekking we crossed the river for a grassy spot where the horses could graze while we eat our lunch, plenty of banks available for us to get back on!!

Breeze has been such a lovely horse to ride

Rob having his lunch while Tussock has a back shoe sorted

John shoeing Tussock 

The last hut Was quite small,  several people slept in tents or under the stars! 

All the tack and packs laid out ready for tack up

Rob and Tussock ready

Lots of river crossing today, the landscape has changed from open scape to gorge and rocky Terrain 

Nearing St Bathans conventional farmland now.

Riding into St Bathans at the end of the trek 

It was such a lovely ride through amazing countryside.

 Adventure Trekking 

In March we joined up with 8 other New Zealanders and Trekked into the mountains over from the Lindis, Dunstan & Old Man Range to St Bathans. We stayed in huts on the way. The Horses were magnificent and the company great.

                                                                    

                                                                     My horse Breeze

The big Truck with all the Horses and Gear

Rob Tussock, Breeze and I ready for the Off

Some of the riders trying to squeeze their gear into a very small pack bag, including our sleeping bags a feat in it’s self 

One pack horse ready

 

John heading up the hill with one of the pack horses

Breeze and I contemplating on the track ahead.

Awesome view across the ranges

Rob and John up ahead

 

Nearly to the top

6000 ft very rugged

Lunch at the highest point

The end of the day untacking the horses by the little woodshed a welcome roll

Horses out in a big paddock after a long and steep ride

The 100yr old tiny hut and the new cook shop

 

The next day out for a ride up the valley

Lunch by the river

Rob, Stu and Fliss

The horses graze while we eat

Breeze making the most of it

My saddle

 Mount Cook

West Coast NZ

Tauranga Bay and Cape Foulwind

Tekapo

Tekapo

In December we went to Lake Alexandrina and Lake Tekapo 

Lake Alexandrina which is a duck haven

Lake Tekapo

Wild flowers grow around the lake

Lupin Abstract 

This one I left the focus still to show a little of the flower form before adding movement