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| Veranda of Portage Hotel on Kenepuru Sound. |
Having done the long day 3 of the QCT we then looked at the profile for day 4 and we all looked at each other, just a little afraid!
From Torea Bay and our hotel, Portage, the 20 km walk starts with a brutal climb, the highest point of the QCT - Shamrock Ridge at 407m. Goodness me, my legs ached, my chest was tight and we all grimly tramped to the top.
Even though day 4 of the QCT was the toughest and by the time we walked into Anakiwa to meet our water taxi, we were very tired, the views seemed even more spectacular. The colours of the mountains and hills and sea are endlessly variable. The sea was pea green at times, or a crystal turquoise, or a cool blue and or even a steely grey.
We are all thrilled and proud to have challenged ourselves to this tramp in this most beautiful part of the Marlborough Sounds. Well done Shawni and Craig. And Fred as always, your help in carry our pack and steadying me on those crazy downhills is much appreciated.
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| Final day, 71 km done! |
We are all thrilled and proud to have challenged ourselves to this tramp in this most beautiful part of the Marlborough Sounds. Well done Shawni and Craig. And Fred as always, your help in carry our pack and steadying me on those crazy downhills is much appreciated.
"There is something about the pace of walking and the pace of thinking that goes together. Walking requires a certain amount of attention but it leaves great parts of the time open to thinking. I do believe once you get the blood flowing through the brain it does start working more creatively," says Geoff Nicholson, author of The Lost Art of Walking.
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