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store has pre-cooked meals, pizza, cakes, coffee and camping supplies (wine!), plus there
is kayak hire and massage.
Anakiwa Backpackers
( 03-574 1388;
www.anakiwabackpackers.co.nz
;
401 Anakiwa Rd; dm $35, d $85-105; )
At the southern
end of the track, this former schoolhouse is a soothing spot to rest and reflect. There are
two doubles (one with en suite), a three-bed dorm and a beachy self-contained unit. Jocu-
lar owners will have you jumping off the jetty for joy and imbibing espresso and ice
cream (hallelujah) from their little green caravan (open summer afternoons). Provisions
available by arrangement and free kayak hire.
HOSTEL
$
Smiths Farm Holiday Park
MAP
HOLIDAY PARK
$
(
03-574 2806, 0800 727 578;
www.smithsfarm.co.nz
;
1419 Queen Charlotte Dr, Linkwater; campsites from $16,
cabins $60-130, units $130; )
Located on the aptly named Linkwater flat between
Queen Charlotte and Pelorus, friendly Smiths makes a handy base camp for the track and
beyond. Well-kept cabins and motel units face out onto the bushy hillside, while livestock
nibble around the lush camping lawns. Short walks extend to a waterfall and magical
glow-worm dell.
Information
The best place to get track information and advice is Picton i-SITE (
Click here
)
, which
also handles bookings for transport and accommodation. See also the online
Queen Charlotte
Track Directory
(
www.qctrack.co.nz
)
.
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Kenepuru & Pelorus Sounds
Kenepuru and Pelorus Sounds, to the west of Queen Charlotte Sound, are less populous
and therefore offer fewer traveller services, including transport. There's some cracking
scenery, however, and those with time to spare will be well rewarded by their explora-
tions.
Havelock
is the hub of this area, the western bookend of the 35km Queen Charlotte Drive
(Picton being the eastern) and the self-proclaimed 'Greenshell Mussel Capital of the
