Can you imagine swishing along the Heaphy Track on inline skates? If you have walked the Heaphy your answer will most likely be “no way!” And yet, among all sorts of interesting footwear dangling from the legendary Heaphy Track Boot Post, are four eye-catching, bright green wheels attached to inline skates! To see for yourself, check out the Boot Post photos.
How some of those shoes got there is anyone’s guess. I presume there are many untold stories attached to some of those abandoned shoes, left weathering away in the Gouland Downs.
If you have a story to tell about the Heaphy Track Boot Post or its ornaments, or if you have come across some similar curious structure anywhere else, please leave a comment.
“Don’t throw away your old shoes until you have got new ones”—Dutch proverb