Day 662: Bream Bay

Highlight:

Today started with a delayed start, the museum opens at 10. So after prolonged snoozing, a easy pack up, I headed to a clean, well lighted place. Eggs and coffee. No need to seek out power points or water taps, I was well resourced. (Could do with a proper washing machine wash of all my clothes tho).

With low tide (for the Ruakākā estuary) not until 4:45pm and approx the halfway point for today, I'll take the bridge route and head into Ruakaka for my resupply shop. Boat ride across the Whangarei harbour is teeed up. And my mind has started to skip ahead to Kaitaia and Ahipara. After the harbour crossing there is only ~two days to Ngunguru (where I joined Trent for a week of walking in Northland). Once in Ngunguru I'll hyper jump to Kaitaia by bus, to the final part of Te Araroa.

Speaking of bus, tonights trail angels Jenni and Terry have but me up in the Green Bus. What a perfect set up.

Challenge:

Walking closer to the rain! I was wet for about 30 before able to take shelter and swap out of my chafey shorts. Wet weathers pants on, the sun came out and after not long I stopped to remove my unnecessary rain jacket.

Learning:

Waipū means red water. I had noticed the dark colour of the river when I crossed it yesterday, assuming it was tanted from the operations in the area. Turns out it was always this way.

One Mothers Day Mum gave us youngsters a project to research a great/great grandmother. I was alocated Christina Campbell, on the Aspin side. I don't remember the details, but the information we had when as far back to 'Bear' McLeod. He had moved to Nova Scotia, killed a bear, and the family eventally sailed to Waipū, Aotearoa.

They sailed on the Ellen Louis 1860.

Summary: