{"id":67,"date":"2019-03-16T21:31:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T21:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/?p=67"},"modified":"2019-12-07T23:16:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T23:16:56","slug":"stewart-island-north-west-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/?p=67","title":{"rendered":"Stewart Island \u2013 North West circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New year&#8217;s trip to start 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yes we cheated by getting a boat to Christmas Village and getting picked up at Freshwater.  This cut about 4 nights off.  It still was a very hard but very enjoyable 7 days walking.  Lots of mud and some steep slippery banks<\/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\/IMAG1381-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1381-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1381-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1381-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Being dropped off at Christmas village bay<\/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\/IMAG1403-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1403-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1403-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1403-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Long Harry hut &#8211; with its view of setting sun, would have been a great place to see in new year<\/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\/IMAG1449-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1449-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1449-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1449-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Masons Bay (still 2 hours from hut) with view of high tide barrier<\/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\/IMAG1464-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1464-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1464-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1464-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Boat ride out along Freshwater river<\/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\/IMAG1478-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1478-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1478-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barry.phease.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMAG1478-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Leaving Stewart Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New year&#8217;s trip to start 2017 So yes we cheated by getting a boat to Christmas Village and getting picked up at Freshwater. This cut about 4 nights off. It still was a very hard but very enjoyable 7 days walking. 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