We had a great hike today with our friends from Blue Rodeo and Evergreen. From Opua we took a short ferry ride across the channel, then a six mile hike through some lovely country to Russell. Lunch and some goofin’, then a different ferry from Russell to Pahia. Another 4 miles hike along the water back to Opua. Whew! Long day. Left at 0900-back at 1800.

John, Mark, Anne, Ann and Heather on the Ferry across the channel.

Leg One: The path to Russell.

The path along the water from Pahia back to Opua.

View toward Opua.