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 […]
35km total 2032km 9 hours Looks like I had a cold night. My short was frozen and also my bottle of shampoo froze and so everything was soaked in soap this morning. I took me some time to clean this mess up. But I was able to eat my breakfast with the first sunshines of […]
23km total 1998km 11:30 hours ÀWhat a long and fantastic day. I try to get out of the overcrowded hut rapidly and the cold morning makes me walk fast. I overtake a few other hikers and I am feeling good. I reach the Travers saddle easily so I decide to do some rock scrambling above […]
20km total 1975km 5 hours I am feeling great and enjoy the walk up the valley. I have a lunch break at John Tarn hut after having crossed a few rivers. The trail is really easy to walk on so I am fast walking on it. I had a cold shower at the river next […]
10km total 1955km 2 hours Slow start after a fantastic night with hikers friends at the Lodge. We had a few whiskeys so the start this morning was slow and complicated. I was still a little hangover but forced me to hike despite the still cloudy weather. The cold air was perfect for my cloudy […]
0km total 1945 km 0 hours Today the forecast are bad and it is raining so we decided to have a rest day and enjoy some luxury of the normal World. I had a milkshake and basically spend my day resting, eating and doing my laundry. I also visited the village, the DOC visitors center […]
32km total 1945km 10 hours Finally going back to civilization! But first it is a long way to the village of St Arnaud. I am already dreaming of fresh food and sincerely hope that there will be bacon in the burger I will eat tonight (for the record, it did). The trail goes up a […]
