{"id":11160,"date":"2023-10-31T23:59:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T10:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=11160"},"modified":"2023-11-06T10:04:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T21:04:43","slug":"west-coast-wilderness-trail-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2023\/10\/west-coast-wilderness-trail-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Wilderness Trail – Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We wake up after a cold night, I think there even was a little frost<\/p><\/div>\n

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And we’re on our way again, the first part of the trip is a lot of going uphill, which is tiring<\/p><\/div>\n

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Eventually we arrive at Lake Kaniere<\/p><\/div>\n

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To the left is Hans Bay, to the right Sunny Bight<\/p><\/div>\n

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The lake feeds the Kaniere River<\/p><\/div>\n

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The trail continues with the Kaniere Water<\/a> Race Walkway<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Here the water race continues above ground<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tall trees here<\/p><\/div>\n

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My saddle is starting to hurt me, time to get off the bike for another rest<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Kaniere River<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kaniere<\/p><\/div>\n

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Where we had yet another rest<\/p><\/div>\n

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Now we are close to Hokitika<\/a>, this is looking back to where we came from<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bridge over the Hokitika River in the distance, Hokitika itself is just to our right<\/p><\/div>\n

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Custom House<\/a> on Gibson Quay, Hokitika<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sunset Point<\/p><\/div>\n

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The trail now leads to the centre of Hokitika, which is handy because we’re hungry and can do some shopping<\/p><\/div>\n

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But first I stretch my back<\/p><\/div>\n

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And Rachel reenacts a scene from that<\/a> movie<\/p><\/div>\n

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After a tasty Subway I have an ice cream as well<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hokitika Town Clock<\/p><\/div>\n

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And we’re on our way again, Mahinapua Creek Rail Bridge<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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A giant dragonfly at someone’s property<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mahinapua Creek<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mananui Tramline (Mahinapua Walkway)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lovely cycling here<\/p><\/div>\n

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Remnants of some forestry experiment with lots of different kinds of trees<\/p><\/div>\n

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Damn Hard Work, that also describes our side trip (Picnic Point Track<\/a>) from the bicycle trail to Picnic Bay, which is a walking track, not a cycling track, it basically meant carrying the bicycles all the way to Picnic Bay<\/p><\/div>\n

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But it was worth it, there was exactly one little spot where the ground was flat enough to pitch a tent<\/p><\/div>\n

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A lovely little bay<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soaking up some rays<\/p><\/div>\n

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Idyllic spot, isn’t it?<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nice sunset<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rachel enjoying it all with a nice cuppa<\/p><\/div>\n

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