Northland Day 142: Bay of Islands Highlight: Pathway yay! After road walking this morning, we hit a more civilized area complete with a servo station. After refueling with a cold juice and pie we continued road
Day 141: The road towards Russell Highlight:Finding a place to park the tent for the night was a welcome relieve. The last evening stretch took us along a gravel road, with Doc land on either
Northland Day 140: Ngunguru to Whananaki Highlight: A single road side feijoa, such joy. Challenge:Keeping feet dry and not getting shocked by fence. Success Learning:This bridge is the longest footbridge in the Southern Hemisphere
Northland Day 139: Pataua South / Hamilton to Ngunguru Highlight: Hi hunny. I made it, you made it. After a day of travel, 300km, 2 buses, a shuttle for me and ~20 something km on foot for you we
Waikato-King Country Day 120: Huntly golf day (zero) Highlight:Whānua support again is the best part of the day. However it is quickly running out, as Trent moves north and out of the Waikato. And with the long
Day 119: Hākarimata Highlight: Whānua support. First Mum meeting us out on Te Awa near the Ngāruawāhia Golf course Becs and Moana-Rose meeting us at Matariki Terrece for supplies of chocolate and antihistamines
Waikato-King Country Day 118: Kirikiriroa Highlight:Today we were greeted by Mum, Becs, and Moana-Rose at Taitau Arboretum. While the official Te Araroa trail takes the mountain bike track and scoots around the out side,
Waikato-King Country Day 117: Karamu Walkway Highlight: Down hill! Starting the day on top of a mountain meant it was going to be a net down hill day. I'm loving the light back pack with only
Waikato-King Country Day 116: Pirongia Highlight: Trent. It's only been a few days but it's nice to see you again. How perfect with it being a long weekend and you being local. After finishing work
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 106: Blog day (zero) Highlight: In Levin, Trent and I did our last supermarket shop together (or so I thought). It was a key moment in transitioning from trail life. Today we shop together,
Waikato-King Country Day 105: Cambridge golf day (zero) Highlight: Lunch with Christine today. It's great to slowly catch up with everyone. Challenge: That feeling in your stomach when your running late for something. After 3 months of not
Waikato-King Country Day 104: Mitch and Cheyenne's wedding (zero) Highlight:The main event for the weekend was Mitch and Cheyenne's wedding. It was a beautiful wedding, with Cheyenne's family performing many waiata to mark the occasion. A late and
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