At the mid-point of your walk, the third night for four day walkers and second night for two day walkers is a delightful collection of self-contained colonial style cottages.

The 4 day walk cottages have an open fireplace and log burner, gas cooking, barbecue, candles for lighting, electrically heated shower, flush toilets, and a 'bath under the stars'.
Toilets and hot shower are shared with 2 day walkers.
The 2 day walk cottage is one roomed with a cottage garden, wood stove, barbeque, double mattress in the loft, gas cooking, candles for lighting, and 'bath under the stars'.
A full range of shop supplies are available at Stony Bay.

No-one has been more central to the Banks Peninsula Track than Mark and Sonia Armstrong.
Enthusiastic pioneers of the idea, they have been responsible for all the print advertising and tourism body liason throughout the Tracks' operation, as well as being the largest shareholding.
Mark has designed and built the wonderful and eclectic buildings at Stony Bay, including the 'shower in the tree and 'bath under the stars' ~ his latest inspiration was 'The Gull and Shag' shelter at the Seal Cave between Flea Bay and Stony Bay.
In addition to her marketing role, Sonia has spent many years as chairperson of the Track and holds that role currently. Mark has lived all his life at Stony Bay, on the farm known as Opatuti where Sonia joined him in 1973.
They have been at the forefront of farm conservation throughout, initiating many projects and creating covenants on the property. They purchased neighbouring land in 2001 to safeguard the Track route, for farming viability, development, and conservation purposes. Much of the farm is now leased out allowing them to focus on those projects, including the 'Sooty Shearwater protection fence' high on the cliffs above Stony Bay.