28 km total 2472 km 8 hours And the road walk goes on. After a very late and lazy start I try to get walking. Most of the day will be on a flat road. I try to get some motivation with music and podcasts. The sun is very hard today and shade is hard […]
15 km total 2179 km 5 hours Today I am going down everything I went up yesterday. The trail is in good shape with lots of boardwalk allowing a good pace down the pass. The views are nice and I easily reach the state highway after a last river cross. After a lunch break at […]
27km total 2163 km 10 hours Today is a stone day. After I left the nice kiwi hut, soon there is a big river to cross. Fortunately there are two smaller bread upstream that I cross separately. After the crossing the trail disappears for a while and I am.walking basically in older riverbeds. It is […]
25 km total 2104 km 9 hours with a two hours break at kiwi Lodge So many sandflies! After my breakfast in my tent I pack my stuff and start the day quite late. I walk easily to the kiwi lodge hut where I have a long break to eat in the shade of the […]
23 km total 2136 km 8.5 hours Another pass and lots of river crossings are on the program today. The tracks starts easily up the Harper’s Pass before getting into the river. With the heavy weather some parts are washed out and makes the progression more challenging but I still enjoy it. The weather is […]
9 km total 2113 km 4 hours with one hour in the pools Short day today. As I am a little bit tired from the last days I will have a easy day. The walk is easy and goes along the river with some occasional sidling on the steep forest. As I come across a […]
0 km total 2179km As the weather calls for a lot of rain I stay in the Arthur Pass for two days. There is nothing much to do as the village is really small. At last there is a cafe and a small restaurant so I do not starve. I found out that my camera […]
19km total 2198km 6.5 hours I enjoyed my motel room until the last minute and finally packed my backpack and took the road walk again. After a two days break it is always hard to walk again. As the restaurant is closed I have kind of a breakfast while I walk along the road. After […]
31km total 2079km 13 hours with a 5 hours break in Boyle Village Another long day! After walking down the nice and last part of the St James Walkway I reach the Boyle outdoor education center. Time to get a pizza a shower and a update of the weather forecast. The laundry is also a […]
16km total 2048km 4.5 hours After a good night of sleep I walk easily and slowly to the Boyle flat hut that I reach around two in the afternoon. The weather is so hot that I call it a day. I spend the afternoon resting and enjoying the river swarming of sandflies. Tomorrow I will […]