Day 1, 1 October--Marahau to Anchorage 12.4 km / 7.7 miles

This map shows our drive from Picton to Nelson, and then on to Marahau.



We spent one night at a wonderful backpacker's hotel--Accents on the Park--in Nelson.

Click to visit Accents on the Park.

The Accents web page shows our room:


We had the upper room shown in the photo.

We had a big breakfast in town and drove to the Marahau offices for the water taxi and kayaking companies.

Then, we started walking.


The red trace show the approximate path to Anchorage.





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