Waikato-King Country Day 107: Kirikiriroa to Taumarunui (zero day) I had plans to get down to Taumarunui today, and walk through and stay at Ōngarue at the beginning of the Timber Trail. I knew the reverse-direction bus that I'd
Waikato-King Country Day 103: Ōwhango to Taumarunui The only bus going north was set to depart at 14:30 from Taumarunui... which is 29 km away. I set the alarm for 07:45 to give me 45
Waikato-King Country Day 102: Tongariro Holiday Park to Ōwhango Today is the 42 traverse, to get through to Ōwhango. Named such because it traverses what was state forest 42. It starts off, bringing you past some old pā that
manawatu Day 101: Whakapapa to Tongariro Holiday Park Woke up late, and checked out around 10:00. The lady that runs the camp site and checked me into a cabin last night, also does a food-truck. I thought
manawatu Day 100: National Park village to Whakapapa It was a miserable weather day. I thought it wise to just get through to Whakapapa village today, some 20 or so km. Logistically the only option beyond that would
manawatu Day 99: Kaitieke to National Park village I got up around 11:00, let the tent dry completely before packing everything away. It is only another short day through to National Park village today. It was to
manawatu Day 98: Whakahoro to Kaitieke Right next door to the Whakahoro campsite, is the Blue Duck café. We be glamping again boiii. I walked across the road at 10:30 and settled in for brekkie.
manawatu Day 97: Pipiriki to Whakahoro The day started with a nice little jet boat ride up the Whanganui. Present on the sides of the river, are some bluffs which show the recent line that the
manawatu Day 96: Ātene to Pipiriki A very lazy morning, I really wanted to dry the tent off before packing it up. This was easier said than done. It was nearing 11:00 before I started
manawatu Day 95: Whanganui to Ātene Before I was allowed to leave in the morning, I was fattened on some breakfast courtesy of my man George. Rob had provided me with some information last night about
manawatu Day 94: Koitiata to Whanganui Got up this morning, John was getting ready for work, so I cut him up some fruit salad for breakfast before leaving. A little more beach to be walked before
manawatu Day 93: Bulls to Koitiata Another day of walking the road, but thankfully there will be a change in track at some point when I reach the coast; then I'll get to trade tar-seal for
manawatu Day 92: Feilding to Bulls John dropped me off in the morning where he'd picked me up. I hope that I get to see him again in 4 years when he and Eden are out
manawatu Day 91: Palmerston North to Feilding While in the CBD, I thought it would be an opportune time to get a haircut. Unfortunately, being a Saturday, no barbers opened until 10:00. I told Mark I
manawatu Day 90: Kahuterawa Reserve to Palmerston North (and Hamilton) Last day together on the trail with my lovely Emma. Quite somber. I'd need to inherit a lot of shared gear... cooker, pot, first-aid, PLB, filter, etc. I also would
manawatu Day 88: Levin to Tokomaru shelter We woke up late, had breakfast, and were loathe to leave Levin (I dare say that is a sentiment that I doubt has ever been shared). So we stuck around.
wellington Day 86: Levin zero (1) A zero day, at last. Our last zero was in St. Arnaud, 17 days ago. That is if you count the 5 km day from Schoolhouse bay up to Ship's
wellington Day 84: Nichol's to Te Matawai Today we would be following the ridgeline for most of the day along up to the Pukematawai peak. Popping up onto the Nichol's peak from the hut we could see
wellington Day 82: Ōtaki Forks to Waitewaewae We were in really late last night... around 23:15. When we saw two pairs each of hiking poles and boots outside the hut we thought we'd better pitch the
wellington Day 80: Mana to Paraparaumu beach We had stayed again at Rose's last night, having caught the train south from Mana in Plimmerton, back to Linton. Rose had been working on a script for the blog
wellington Day 78: Island Bay to Wadestown Rose gave us a ride into the Wellington CBD, where we caught a bus south to Island Bay—the start of the Te Araroa in Te Ika a Maui. Adjacent
marlborough Day 76: Camp Bay to School House Bay Our bags this morning were a little heavier than what we'd usually have running down into the last real day of tramping. We substituted eating pack food for restaurant food
marlborough Day 74: Umungata / Davies Bay to Black Rocks We pitched tent down at the beach part of Umungata/Davies Bay, rather than at the inland shelter. A couple of nights ago, this would not have been possible, as
marlborough Day 72: Pelorus to Havelock Awoke to an airmat that was somewhat flatter than it was last night. Never a great thing to have, I'll need to assess it. We got breakfast at the Pelorus
marlborough Day 70: Starveall to Rocks We found another full hut last night at Starveall, so pitched the tent. Packing up in the morning, we didn't get on the trail until late morning. An easy decent
