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Queen Charlotte Track – Marlborough Sounds

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Date: 4-7 Jan 2024.
Trip type: Tramp(EM).
Location: Marlborough Sounds.
Author: Jacqui.
Trampers: Jacqui (leader), Elizabeth, Lisa, Kat, Alain.

A group of 5 trampers did the Queen Charlotte Track to ring in the new year. As we were on our summer break, we decided to take the easy option and have a sea shuttle transport our overnight packs (with tents) to the campsite we’d be staying at each day – and we just walked … Read more

Queen Charlotte Track – Marlborough Sounds

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Date: 14-18 April 2022.
Trip type: Tramp(EM).
Location: Marlborough Sounds.
Author: Jane L.
Trampers: Meredith (leader), Ashleigh, Blair, Danton, Gina, Grace, Jane, Jennifer, Meneka, Natasha, Rory, Sara.

18 months after the trip, we realised that no trip report had been written. Here is one; better late than never. Because our trip was at the Easter long weekend, we had to camp because all indoor accommodation had been booked out well in advance. But I think most of us didn’t mind camping. On … Read more

Marlborough Sounds Kayaking

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Date: Fri 3rd – Mon 6th Feb 2017.
Trip type: Kayak.
Location: Marlborough Sounds.
Author: Sam.
Trampers: Kevin Cole (Leader), Gareth Gretton (On-Water Guide), Richard, Helen, Karen, Hermant, Daniel, Sharlen, Ellen, Ewan, Sam.

Our noble band of aquatically-inclined adventurers set foot on South Island soil well into the night. It was the kind of portentous start to our paddle-bashing adventure we all craved; for though we were tired, the dark, silhouetted Sounds held a spooky mystery and untold secrets that were ours to explore over the next three … Read more