Rees and Dart Valley: 10.july.2004
First thing to say is that to get there I should probably have taken a Jeep or any 4 x 4 car. But the Campervan did good job to.
I was crossing few section of water where the car could have stay for days if nobody will pass here. And believe me at this time of the year there are not so much people.

The Rees Dart Valley. In summer times its a good 5 days treck of a awe-some landscape. In winter well....cold of course but desertic. I passed Queenstown so fast as I saw the stressed tourist crowded that come here to have a sky break. I decided to continue my root to Glenorchy were I sleep.
Next morning I made my way to the fantastic Rees Dart valley. Should I mention that it was also a filmset of Lord Of the Rings.
I passed the danger of the dirty road until I could go futher. A river crossing the road will stop every sucidal tentative in a crash on the rock. I park the car and continue my way by foot.
To write:
- crossing river + ice
- valley / fellowship
- woodstick story
- sunset and gollum
- the cow shit
- the death deer
- the return
- night on paradise
- car stayed in the mud - torch give up - freezing temperature
- morning light
- ice ice baby.

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