17km total 1550 km 8 hours Tararuas here I come! After a nice road walk in the morning sun things start to get serious. With my backpack full of food I can clearly feel the steepness of the track. Lot of elevation is gained over a short horizontal distance. The track consists mainely of scrambling […]
33 km total 1533 km 10 hours Lazy start in what would be a long day. After a warm up on a gravel road the Burton’s track start in thick bush for 3 hours of tramping including some river crossings. I am feeling great and soon I stop for lunch at the shelter at the […]
23km total 1500km 7 hours Halfway! Finally. It been a great day although I never had such a heavy backpack before so it was an interesting test. Having more than 9 days of food on the back was new to me. At least I am ready for the bad weather. The track went through nice […]
10km total 1477km 2 hours Short day today. My legs are stiffs and hurts a little from the lots of road walk so I will go easy. I got back after a nice breakfast from Gail and John place to the river that I followed to the pedestrian bridge. Then the trail goes through the […]
32 km total 1467km 8 hours Another road walking day. The landscape were nice and the fine weather finally permitted a view of the Tararuas range. They will my playground for the next week. After a coffee break in Fieldlng, the trail continue on a other road in straight and boring line to Palmerston North. […]
41km total 1435km 11hours with a snack break in Bulls And back to the windy beach. The tide was still high so the walking was tiring. The trail left the beach to go through a nice and calm forest before hitting the roads again. The wind was pushing me sideways it was fun. I reached […]
32 km total 1394km 7 hours Early start. To be able to cross the Turakina river at low tide, I had to start at 5:30 in the morning to get there on time. At 5 George had already prepared a feast of a breakfast and I left Rob and George with a full belly and […]
0 km total 1362km 0 hours Another second and welcomed rest day. My shoulder still hurts from the river kayak and I sensed that then I helped George making some plum jam. But still I am a good stirrer he said. After George took me on a local road trip and showed me the improvements […]
7km total 1362 km 2 hours Short day to get to my today hosts here in Whanganui where I will be able to rest a little. There I received a official Maori welcome (pÅwhiri) where Rob and George welcomed into their home. It was a experience for me.
53 km kayaking total 1355km 10 hours (my arms hurt!) After a lazy start from the nice Flying Fox place we got back again on the river. My arms were sore and it was difficult to keep paddling. And soon the last rapids were gone and the river went very quiet. No more currents means […]
