{"id":57,"date":"2019-03-16T21:23:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T21:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/?p=57"},"modified":"2019-03-16T21:23:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T21:23:18","slug":"stewart-island-the-rakiura-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/?p=57","title":{"rendered":"Stewart Island \u2013 The Rakiura walk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>End of 2016 trip to Stewart Island<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flight to Invercargill and ferry to Oban gave us a few hours to have a quick walk into Invercargill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1239-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1239-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1239-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1239-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>urt Munroe\u2019s Indian Scout in Invercargill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1255-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1255-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1255-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1255-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Oban village by Ferry wharf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1257-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1257-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1257-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1257-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Typical bay on the way to the start of the Rakiura walk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1288-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1288-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1288-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1288-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Symbolic link to the mainland at Lee Bay.  There is another of these in Bluff.  This is the start of the official walk, the entry to the national park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1306-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1306-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1306-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1306-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Typical scenery from the first day of the walk \u2013 to Port William.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1335-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1335-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1335-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1335-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Someone wandering along the track to Bungaree at 6 am.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1339-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1339-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1339-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1339-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>It came up and sniffed at my feet before running off as I startled it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1352-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1352-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1352-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1352-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>back to \u201ccivilisation\u201d at Golden Bay, Oban.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>End of 2016 trip to Stewart Island Flight to Invercargill and ferry to Oban gave us a few hours to have a quick walk into Invercargill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66,"href":"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=57"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}