South Island Weekend Tramps
by Nick Groves, 168pp limpbound, Craig Potton Publishing 2003, RRP$29.95. A companion to Shaun Barnett’s North Island Weekend Tramps also published by Craig Potton and noted in Forest & Bird last November. These books are too good to take into the field. Fine paper and photography make them more useful for planning
at home. The authors know their outdoors and the advice is helpful. The books are great for the armchair, and a pressing invitation to get out of it. This is fairly serious tramping, not to be undertaken lightly (for easier stuff see the popular ‘day tramps’ featured below). Each tramp has a sketch map, route notes and guidance, while the general text describes historic and natural wonders along the way. Weekend tramps (2-3 days here) may also extend a further day or two because of the time it takes to get to them. But once there, enjoy the best of New Zealand.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 312, 1 May 2004, Page 42
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