Loch Maree to Supper Cove, Dusky Sound

I order to get to Loch Maree, which is about at sealevel, we first had to summit a mountain range about 500meters higher than Lake Roe. Summiting this range meant climbing, descending, climbing, descending, and climbing again. Oh those rolling hills.

We arrived at the pass above Loch maree at about midday. The view was breathtaking, we could see the Dusky Sound and the ocean. We will be at the Dusky, right behind me, in a day.





So we were at 1000m and had to get down to 80m. The map showed the descent was around one kilometer. Pretty steep stuff. A lot of root climbs and rock climbs. Some sections had a chain to guide you. I'm glad to still have my knees and ankles after all that.














After the night in Loch Maree we headed west to Supper Cove, an arm of the Dusky Sound. We had little luck fishing there. The sandflys were rather nasty there as well.

Luckily there was a boat in the sound that two families had chartered. They were pulling cod and grouper left and right and they were gracious enough to lend us a couple. They also gave us some fruits, vegetables, and bread! Thanks Kiwis.

The rain came in that night meaning the trail back to Loch Maree would be flooded so we stayed an extra night at Supper Cove.

The extended stay gave us some extra time to make some important decisions. Mainly about Greg's feet. He developed awefully bad blisters on both his heals and basically could not walk. A bit of luck was on our side once again. The families from the charter boat were getting flown out by helicopter that day. Greg hitched a ride out with them. Bye Greg!

We returned to Loch Maree the next day and were on our way out of the Dusky