{"id":9838,"date":"2022-03-14T23:59:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T10:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=9838"},"modified":"2022-08-11T16:41:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T03:41:53","slug":"holiday-day-3-west-manuherikia-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2022\/03\/holiday-day-3-west-manuherikia-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Day 3 – West Manuherikia Track"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An early and cold morning, Rachel thinking about what to write in her diary<\/p><\/div>\n

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Monument Hut<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ben Ohau Range<\/p><\/div>\n

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Barrier Range<\/p><\/div>\n

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Today the East Manuherikia Track<\/p><\/div>\n

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This track leads from Omarama via the Omarama Saddle to St Bathans<\/p><\/div>\n

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The road is pretty steep in places and I need to drive a lot in 1st gear<\/p><\/div>\n

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Happy, especially for not having to walk up here<\/p><\/div>\n

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The saddle is coming into view<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s a great day for driving up here<\/p><\/div>\n

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Looking back towards the Ewe Range<\/p><\/div>\n

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Almost at the saddle<\/p><\/div>\n

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At the saddle we decided to take a detour to the St Bathans Range, Justin Wills told me you could get to the lake there that I so often flew above. Unfortunately the road was so steep in places that I had to drive a bit on my own, with Rachel having to walk a little<\/p><\/div>\n

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The view towards Lake Dunstan<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is on the actual St Bathans Range, normally I fly over these mountains so it’s cool to be able to drive on them for a change, the view is back towards the Mackenzie Basin<\/p><\/div>\n

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The lake<\/a> I mentioned above is right below and to the right here, in the distance the Ewe Range, Horrible and the Benmore Range<\/p><\/div>\n

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The lake! We made it. Maybe next time we’ll camp here, must be awesome<\/p><\/div>\n

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After a long walk back up the ridge I’m back at the car<\/p><\/div>\n

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Top Hut<\/p><\/div>\n

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For us the road continues a while further<\/p><\/div>\n

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As we still need to make it to Homestead Hut<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nearly there, about time, getting hungry!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Could I look any more stupid? Likely. But at least I’m eating. Om nom nom<\/p><\/div>\n

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There’s even dessert, thanks Julia!<\/p><\/div>\n

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