GJ Coop
ASIN: B00M1AWIIE
Publisher: bluelake publications
Pages: 119
Stewart Island. Rakiura National Park. Where else can you hike around a remarkably scenic coastline untroubled by too many people, actually often no one else, no cars, no roads, no powerlines, no fences, no farm stock, no planes flying overhead, no screen interfaces, no internet or cell phone reception, often, basically no civilisation in toto except what you can carry on your back, for many days, even a week or two? A track with acceptable if austere accommodation provided at a moderate cost, well, at least there’s a roof overhead and a comfy plastic coated mattress to drop horizontally onto at night. A terrain with no high mountain passes, or fast flowing mighty river torrents to traverse and even the legendary endless river of mud seems not so troubling when in amongst it, for the most part. And unlike other great seaside hiking experiences around the world this one has no aggressive ...