Tag: Stewart Island
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Last day in Oban and back to Bluff
As I had only two nights on the island my ferry back to the mainland was leaving at 3 o’clock. Which left me the morning to explore. This time I went to the south-east along the harbor to a place where blue penguins are nesting on the island. Wrong time of the day to see…
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On the Great Rakiura Walk to the steam haulers
Today I wanted to do a little bit more walking. The weather forecast was not the best with rain in the late afternoon. But after what I saw on the hike yesterday I wanted to make sure whether it is possible to hike the Raikura Walk in one day if you get up very early…
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To Oban on Rakiura (Stewart Island)
Most tour companies ignore this island. Well it does only have one village, a lot of forest, a lot of mud and is at the end of the world so this is somewhat understandable. Still there is a regular ferry service between Bluff and Oban that brings people to and from the island twice a…