{"id":4237,"date":"2024-02-17T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/?p=4237"},"modified":"2024-03-29T15:24:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T04:24:41","slug":"kepler-track-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/kepler-track-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Kepler Track &#8211; day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Day 4 of the Kepler Track is relatively short, with less than four hours of walking. This was a good thing, because I hadn\u2019t had the best night\u2019s sleep due to the amount of noise in the dormitory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was also a lot of noise outside the hut in the morning as the keas put on a show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7610-1.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kea carnival <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The track wandered through mossy forests. It was open, level, and very easy walking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7611-1.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7611-1.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7611-1.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7611-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7611-1.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7611-1.jpg?w=1125&amp;ssl=1 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Phil and Rachel striding out <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I took a very short side trip on a boardwalk to Spirit Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7613-1.jpg?resize=640%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7613-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7613-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7613-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7613-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7613-1.jpg?resize=1320%2C742&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7613-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7613-1.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The boardwalk to Spirit Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The views of the lake were pleasant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7614-1.jpg?resize=640%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7614-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C390&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7614-1.jpg?resize=300%2C114&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7614-1.jpg?resize=768%2C293&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7614-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C585&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7614-1.jpg?resize=1320%2C503&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7614-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7614-1.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spirit Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I then continued on the track to catch up with Phil and Rachel, who had walked ahead. I caught up with them by the time we reached a bridge over the Forest Burn. This was the last bridge on the Kepler Track.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7615-1.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7615-1.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7615-1.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7615-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7615-1.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7615-1.jpg?w=1125&amp;ssl=1 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Phil on another swing bridge <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Day 4 of the Kepler Track essentially follows the path of the Waiau River. For the most part the river is wide and meandering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7616-1.jpg?resize=640%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7616-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7616-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7616-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7616-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7616-1.jpg?resize=1320%2C742&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7616-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7616-1.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waiau River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The track finishes where it began, at the control gates for the outlet from Lake Te Anau. Here we collected our car and prepared for the drive to Queenstown. We would spend the night in Queenstown and then fly back to Sydney the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_5240.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_5240.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_5240.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_5240.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_5240.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_5240.jpg?resize=1320%2C990&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_5240.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_5240.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">With Phil and Rachel at the end of the track<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<span class='mb-center maxbutton-1-center'><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-gallery-link\" href=\"https:\/\/geoffgoodyer.synology.me\/wordpress\/galleries\/nggallery\/bushwalking\/kepler-track-february-2024\"><span class='mb-text'>Photo Gallery<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"gpxv-view\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"map-container\" class=\" small-viewport\">\n\n\t<!-- Hook for the Leaflet Map -->\n\t<div id=\"leaflet-map\"><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"track\" class=\"track-info\"  >\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t<span id=\"gpx-title\">Kepler Track - 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