{"id":13035,"date":"2025-03-12T23:59:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=13035"},"modified":"2025-08-31T22:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T10:31:42","slug":"holiday-day-8-french-pass-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2025\/03\/holiday-day-8-french-pass-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Day 8 – French Pass Road"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A beautiful sunny morning here at the Elaine Bay campsite<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Savil Bay in the foreground, beyond that Fitzroy Bay<\/p><\/div>\n

Okuri Bay<\/p><\/div>\n

Near Okuri Hill<\/p><\/div>\n

D’Urville Island<\/p><\/div>\n

I would love to kayaking there some day<\/p><\/div>\n

Quite a few of these lovely bays here that I would absolutely love to visit but – as usual – everything is ‘private property’ and you can’t go anywhere, you just have to stay on the main road, not nice. Very unwelcoming atmosphere<\/p><\/div>\n

At the northern most point of the Port Ligar Road, we hike towards Crichtons Hill<\/p><\/div>\n

View to the east, Port Ligar<\/p><\/div>\n

Nukuwaiata Island on the left, also visible is Titi Island, I’ve been there before<\/a> and it was quite an adventure<\/p><\/div>\n

We’re turning back, Turner Peak in the distance<\/p><\/div>\n

Some old tractor seemingly just left here to rust away<\/p><\/div>\n

We continue the Bulwer Road to Bulwer because I remember from a previous visit<\/a> it was lovely there, unfortunately – once again – despite paying road tax that pays for the public road to their property, everything is ‘private property’ and we can’t go there (anymore)<\/p><\/div>\n

I’ve sooooo had it with this obsession with ‘private property’ here and everything being closed off. Sooo much nature and hardly a way to enjoy it. We drove 42 km to come to a closed gate!<\/p><\/div>\n

Cissy Bay<\/p><\/div>\n

At least we can get to the beach here!<\/p><\/div>\n

Map of today’s trip from Elaine Bay to closed off Bulwer and back<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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