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With spindly legs, tubby body and a narrow bobbing head coupled with poor eyesight, it picks its way delicately through the New Zealand bush. It is famously shy, but if you stand very still and quiet in the middle of the Queen Charlotte track, a weka will wander up close -until it spots you with a startled jerk of recognition, and stalks off like an indignant Margaret Thatcher stepping through treacle. </p><p>Such is the tranquillity of the Queen Charlotte track that the odd disconcerted weka may be the only creature you meet. Even at the height of New Zealand's tourist season, you'll be lucky to cross paths with half a dozen trampers, as New Zealanders call them, in the course of a day hiking part of the 44-mile track along the Marlborough Sounds. While not as famous as the Milford track in Fiordland, the Queen Charlotte has the advantage of being easier to reach and far less congested, while offering a greater variety of transport and accommodation options. </p><p>We decided to attack the track the hard way - if, by the hard way, you mean catching a half-hour boat ride to a designer residence called the Bay of Many Coves Resort, set in the middle of the track. There, we took the arduous step of hiring a tastefully furnished one-bedroom cabin with glorious views out over the Queen Charlotte Sound. It was worth the stay just to wake up in the morning and open the curtains on the wall-to-ceiling picture windows. </p><p>Using the resort as a base, we took a water taxi to Ship Cove at the start of the track, the spot where Captain Cook and his crew first set foot on New Zealand in 1770. The scenery has remained largely untouched since that time, when one of Cook's crew recorded: "This morn I was awakened by the singing of the birds ashore ... their voices were certainly the most melodious wild music I have ever heard." </p><p>The track is maintained by New Zealand's excellent Department of Conservation, and is easily divided into three or four one-day walks, with campsites along the way for those willing to carry their own tent. An alternative is to make a base and hop around on day trips using water taxis, or to have your luggage ferried ahead of you to accommodation such as the Punga Cove Resort, which sits at the end of the third section on Camp Bay. </p><p>There are few things that can match a four-hour hike through rugged native forest ending with a jump off the end of a jetty to swim in the clear water. Especially when followed by a cold beer. </p><p>You can also follow the track by kayak or mountain bike. Both can be hired from operators in Picton, as well as camping gear and the like. Going by paddle was certainly harder work than walking, especially when the wind got up in the afternoon. But being able to retire to our cabin and listen to the waves and the native birds, before wandering down to the resort's excellent restaurant for dinner, somehow made it much easier. </p><p><strong>Favourite long-haul destination</strong> <br/><strong>1</strong> New Zealand <br/><strong>2</strong> Peru <br/><strong>3</strong> Australia</p><p><strong>Way to go</strong></p><p><strong> Getting there: </strong>Air New Zealand (0800 0284149, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090523080534/http://www.airnewzealand.co.uk/">airnewzealand.co.uk</a>) flies London-Christchurch from £645 rtn inc taxes. Christchurch-Picton from NZ$35 with Tranz Coastal Railway (<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090523080534/http://www.tranzscenic.co.nz/">tranzscenic.co.nz</a>). Cougar Line water taxi (<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090523080534/http://www.queencharlottetrack.co.nz/">queencharlottetrack.co.nz</a>), Picton wharf, for local trips. </p><p><strong> Where to stay: </strong>Bay of Many Coves Resort (<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090523080534/http://www.bayofmanycovesresort.co.nz/">bayofmanycovesresort.co.nz</a>), has cottages for NZ$270, studio rooms from NZ$70. Punga Cove Resort (<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090523080534/http://www.pungacove.co.nz/">pungacove.co.nz</a>) studios NZ$160, backpackers lodge from NZ$30pp. Department of Conservation campsites (<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090523080534/http://www.doc.govt.nz/">doc.govt.nz</a>) NZ$3-10pp. </p><p><strong> What to do: </strong>Kayaks from NZ$40 per day with Sea Kayaking Adventure Tours, Anakiwa (<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090523080534/http://www.nzseakayaking.com/">nzseakayaking.com</a>). 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