Thread: Stewart Island Freds Camp any intel ?

Sometimes despite the best laid plans things beyond our control happen, literally on the first day on our boat ride to Fred's camp we hit some waves, one of which made me lose my footing and hit my hip heavily against one of the big aluminum stanchions on the boat.
I didn't realize how bad it was at the time but as the day went on what started as a dull ache became a throbbing constant pain, to the point I couldn't walk, sit or stand without help etc. Took some pain killers that evening hoping a good sleep would see me right, woke up the next morning no better. Took more pain killers and while the others went for a hunt I went out for a low key fishing session with the boat captain, managed to catch a few blue cod and a spiny dog (which was returned to the sea).
But by the time my pain killers wore off my pain was even worse.
Went back to Fred's camp and left a note for the hunting parties, then made a B line up Pattersons inlet to see the nurse in Oban.
Hats off to the Nurse who met us at the medical center despite it being a Sunday, after a quick check up and some stronger pain relief I was being flown to Invercargill for a precautionary check up due to concern of internal bleeding.
Given the all clear by the Dr at Invercargill but very sore and quite immobile there was no point returning to Stewart Island.
Got picked up at Invercargill by a friend and I'm staying in Tuatapere for a couple nights till my mates get back from Fred's camp and pick up my car ffom Bluff and then me for the trip home.
Pretty gutted about not getting to hunt but still greatful for the experiences I managed to pack into 2 days.
I saw a Kiwi in the wild, got up close and personal with a local Kaka, caught my first Blue cod and my first shark, shared our beach below the hut with a young sealion and traveled further south than I've ever been.
Thankful for good mates who dropped everything to help me in my time of need, Stewart Island.....I will return

Sun setting over Stewart Island on our ferry ride from Bluff



Sun rise on our first day in Oban



Jimmy's pie for Breakfast before heading around to our block



Golden bay



Our boat for the trip the "Myra B"



Rainbow over Pattersons inlet



Fred's camp hut



Fred's camp hut resident sealion



Wee plane ride to Invercargill...



Bruising on my right hip from the stanchion on the boat, what you cannot see in this picture is the swelling compared to my left hip.

Bugger!

Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag

Bugger!

Could've been a lot worse, good excuse to go back

Ah shit that’s no good at all , great pic’s though

That’s no good Danny.

Bad luck chap. At least you got a couple of days in and great pics.As you say , you'll be back. Myself and two others rebuilt that jetty.Great spot to sit and contemplate the complexities of life with a beer or two.

what happened to front lawn at the hut?????.distinctly remember there being small grassed area between hut n beech as guys had tents up there and deer walked into it overnight.
lovely photos,at least you got to see a Kiwi and visit ,even if only for short duration.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

what happened to front lawn at the hut?????.distinctly remember there being small grassed area between hut n beech as guys had tents up there and deer walked into it overnight.
lovely photos,at least you got to see a Kiwi and visit ,even if only for short duration.

Angle of the photo, there is a small grassy lawn there, maybe wide enough for a tent

Originally Posted by ghosts

Bad luck chap. At least you got a couple of days in and great pics.As you say , you'll be back. Myself and two others rebuilt that jetty.Great spot to sit and contemplate the complexities of life with a beer or two.

Great job on the jetty, looks like new hand rails are being installed currently

I knew I should have gone in your place to save you any pain.

Not good mate, get healed soon and get back asap.

Sorry Danny, loved the photos
Stewart Isl will still b there when u r ready

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Originally Posted by Happy Jack

I knew I should have gone in your place to save you any pain.

Not good mate, get healed soon and get back asap.

Bruising is still spreading, can't really post updated pics of that as it has spread over the right side of my arse ......no one needs to see that.

Mate, I feel for ya. You'll have to make sure you get back over there soon.
Rest up, heal up.

Bugger, easy enough to happen. Probably saw enough to be already thinking about a return trip?

@dannyb what roughly would the cost be for a trip down there for 5 days or a week?
I went there on a school trip as a kid and always wanted to go back, I reckon going with a few blokes for a hunt like you did would be pretty cool.