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Long Harry Hut (palace)

Relaxing at Long Harry Hut

Relaxing at Long Harry Hut

Making a cuppa while the socks are drying... Comfortable hut!   More ▶︎

North West Circuit

The classic Stewart Island coastal journey known widely for its mud, abundant birdlife and beautiful beaches. Links with the Rakiura ...   More ▶︎
Hair Driers Only

Hair Driers Only

At last, somewhere I can plug mine into! Someone has a sence of humour at Long Harry hut.   More ▶︎
Beach near Long Harry Hut

Beach near Long Harry Hut

Great wild coastline here, massive waves rolling in. Great driftwood, some huge flat rocks to clamber over and there is ...   More ▶︎
Cave at Long Harry Point

Cave at Long Harry Point

This sea cave goes right through under the point. Easily accessible from the Western end if the tides out, you ...   More ▶︎
Rock formation at Long Harry Point

Rock formation at Long Harry Point

You can access these rocks either by scrambing down to the Eastern beach at Long Harry, or by pushing through ...   More ▶︎
Kiwi bones

Kiwi bones

On the last stretch to Long Harry Hut I came across the skeleton of a kiwi, it was hidden in ...   More ▶︎
Rakiura National Park

Rakiura National Park

New Zealand's newest and southernmost park, on Stewart Island.   More ▶︎

Long Harry Hut [removed]

Old hut, removed to another location.   More ▶︎
Smoky Beach from the West

Smoky Beach from the West

Taken from the extreme western end just before entering the bush and looking East down the beach. Fording Smoky creek ...   More ▶︎
Windblown manuka at Smokey Beach

Windblown manuka at Smokey Beach

Roaming around the dunes here, you come across some nice scenes.   More ▶︎
Smoky Beach

Smoky Beach

Descenting to the sand dunes on Smoky Beach, Stewart Island.   More ▶︎
Signpost in the dunes at Smokey Beach

Signpost in the dunes at Smokey Beach

The first dune route of the trail, makes a nice change from all the bush tracks.   More ▶︎
Giant Sand dunes at Smoky Beach

Giant Sand dunes at Smoky Beach

Taken from one of the tall Eastern ones looking West.   More ▶︎
Smoky Beach

Smoky Beach

Taken from the Eastern end, my first taste of the massive sand dunes that exist on Stewart Islands more Western ...   More ▶︎
Approaching Smokey Beach

Approaching Smokey Beach

This is the first north-west facing beach and its quite different from the sheltered Eastern beaches, far more exposed and ...   More ▶︎
East Ruggedy Beach

East Ruggedy Beach

Not the best picture as my camera lens was wet from a whole day tramping in a thunderstorm. This is ...   More ▶︎
Ruggedy Island from East Ruggedy Beach

Ruggedy Island from East Ruggedy Beach

Moody evening light on East Ruggedy Beach. Just me and the birds out at the end of the day.   More ▶︎
East Ruggedy Hut

East Ruggedy Hut

Yankee River

Yankee River

Beutiful spot. Could hear Yelloweyed penguins calling in the bush on the other side of the river but couldnt get ...   More ▶︎
Yankee River Hut

Yankee River Hut

Looking past the Yankee River hut towards the beach. The hut sits in a nice, sheltered area, its just a ...   More ▶︎
Yankee River Hut

Yankee River Hut

Yankee River hut   More ▶︎
Yankee River Beach

Yankee River Beach

Trying to spot yellow-eyed penguins from the rocky river bank.   More ▶︎
West Ruggedy track

West Ruggedy track

A section of the track heading down from the Ruggedy hut to West Ruggedy beach. You descend down more massive ...   More ▶︎
West Ruggedy Beach

West Ruggedy Beach

The windswept West Ruggedy Beach on Stewart Island's North West Circuit.   More ▶︎
West Ruggedy Beach

West Ruggedy Beach

Looking South down the beach towards North Red Head, a typical West Stewart Island beach littered with rocks, driftwood, and ...   More ▶︎