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Mike Yardley: Striking out on the Nydia Track

Mike Yardley: Striking out on the Nydia Track

Saturday Morning with Jack Tame · Newstalk ZB

October 14, 20239m 12s

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"500 year old giant rimu, tentacular rata vines and red beech anchor the forest, with a supporting cast of lush ferns and ponga. Once over the saddle, it's a steady descent through bush and farmland to reach Nydia Bay, with sporadic glimpses as far as Kenepuru Inlet, whose peninsulas fold into the distance.

Indignant-looking cows grazing in paddocks cast me a suspicious glare, as if to say “What an earth are you doing in my paddock?” Finally, the gently lapping waters of the lake soundtracked my the final stretch of the first day’s walk."

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