New Zealand 25 March: Haast - Wanaka

From the West Coast to Otago

Nature is vast in beautiful Haast!

Jim with a fellow Haast visitor, who is in the area with his students to do a research project on kiwis (the birds).

Jim also took our first run leg in the driving rain! The torch was briefly alight for the first few steps.

"That's a nice boat", muses Jim.

Another gorgeous lake.

Rathin takes to the road.

Preetidutta with the Peace Torch.

Anita along the way.

Deeptaksha takes a breather as his shirt dries.

We meet some peace-lovers on the road.

Running past the immense Lake Hawea.

Vera with a German tourist.

...and another one!

Meeting some Austrian tourists.

With Frankie the dog at the Lake Hawea petrol station, which generously gave the team a fuel voucher!

Some locals at Wanaka.

Our day's destination, Lake Wanaka.

Reported by Rathin Boulton

Photos by Abhejali Bernardová, Satyagraha Vladimir Salnicov

Torch carried by Abhejali Bernardová (CZ), Anita Ramljak (HR), Deeptaksha Mihaylov (BG), Jim Lawless (NZ), Natabara Rollosson (US), Nurari Merry (GB), Preetidutta Thorpe (NZ), Rathin Boulton (AU), Sandro Zincarini (IT), Satyagraha Vladimir Salnicov (MD), Vera Sevastiyanova (RU).

The torch has travelled 142.0 km from Haast to Wanaka.