Day 106 | Anakiwa
27 January 2023 | 12°C | 20km
Bye bye Richmonds, hello Queen Charlotte Sound!
We had been talking about this last stretch of the South Island for several days already naming it the “home strait”. No more climbing just walking along beaches and eventually jumping in …. at least that is how we had imagined it.
3 hours after leaving Havelock and walking along the Pelouras sound, we reach the Queen Charlotte Tavern and it starts raining. It’s just a light summer rain and the walk is still enjoyable but no suntan, sunscreen & bikinis ….
At 5pm sitting on the toilet by the Anakiwa wharf I feel that it’s enough walking in the rain for today. After a shower and a Power Nap at the Anakiwa lodge, the rain has stopped and I head down to the wharf were Phil is trying his luck with the fish. The air is crystal clear apart from some mystic clouds in the hills.
A relaxing and peaceful Friday evening atmosphere …