Punga Cove

... a shower, get some grub and the saving grace for our overworked muscles, a hot tub and a cold beer. The following day at the Punga Cove Resort was fantastic, warm and sun shining down on us. Rested and refueled, we enjoyed the hike, the views and our ...

... night event. I do hope this is the case because I don't really feel like walking in the wet. Wed 28 Jan - Marlborough Sounds - Day 3 (Punga Cove to Portage Bay) Headed off at 8am this morning as it was going to be a good 6hrs walk and I wanted to get ...

... mins away, which includes some intermediary stop offs for other luggage or newspapers. We get to our start point around 11:30 at the Punga Cove Resort which looks quite nice on the side of the hill. The Cove is 2 or 3 bays round from Endeavour Inlet and ...

... Saddle (24.5km). We took a water taxi and sailed through the calm waters of Queen Charlotte Sound to Punga Cove. The history books tell us that Captain Cook stopped at Ship Cove in Queen Charlote Sound on five ...

... stinky huts or tents and great food, hot showers and comfy beds!!! I'm not a proper tramper, but I really don't care!  Punga cove is where our bikes were dropped off as we were to bike the last two days of the track. The woman ...

... extra $18 (although it should have been 30, but they felt sorry for me).  I could have been stuck in worse places than Punga Cove for a couple of hours - it was paradise and it was sunny.  I got chatting to some NZ army guys who were working ...

... was just as Cook would have found it. It would have made great 'Hashing" terrain. The second night accommodation was at Punga Cove just around the inlet from our first night stay. The second day was mostly on level terrain with only slight undulation ...

... headland with another long cove stretching kms back that have to be navigated. I however finally managed to get to my capsite at Punga Cove after about 6 hours of hiking at a pretty decent pace. The hike is meant to take 8-9 hours. The campsite ...

... Kramer?' and my heart returned to it's place. Forget the credit cards.. My R.E.M concert tickets were in there! Anyway , finally got to Punga Cove and pitched my tent up. It was already dark so I just ate and went to sleep. Twelve hours later I began my ...

... out for wild pigs! It was very overcast, but at a nice temperature for walking and we saw some spectacular views before arriving at Punga Cove at 5pm for our first nights accommodation. The place has been given 95% in the BBH guide and you can see ...

... would be preferable I think, but each to their own. Kenno was getting stuck into a bit of grub and a few beers when I arrived in Punga Cove so we joined him for some well earned refreshments. We had to be up at seven the next morning for our final leg. ...