A Great Walk - Logging the Rakiura
t might be NZ’s third main island and one of the best places to see kiwi in the wild, but most of us human Kiwis have never visited Stewart Island. Until just recently I too was in that camp despite living less than two hours from Bluff’s ferry terminal. Today is my lucky day because the weather is settled and that means the waters of the notoriously treacherous Foveaux Strait are too. It’s a pleasant crossing with a cold nip in the air. The chill is not unexpected given it’s the middle of winter in the deep south. This time of year is a good opportunity to tramp, with few others on one of the NZ Great Walks that remain open all year. As the ferry nears Halfmoon Bay I pop outside and watch the bobbing fishing boats moored out from Oban. It takes only a few minutes to land,
