TA day 56 Ngaporo campsite to Flying Fox
39km total 1302km 7 hours
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TA day 55 Mangawaiiti to Ngaporo campsite
30 km kayaking total TA 1263km 6 hours The firsts real rapids were on the program today. As I am kayaking this also means that I will stay wet all day because of the waves but you get used to it and the weather was good. We didn’t stopped at the bridge to nowhere as […]
TA day 54 Whakahoro to Mangawai-iti camp
37.5 km kayaking 7 hours Let’s start this river journey. After some delay due to a mix up from the canoe rental company, they finally delivered my kayak and on the water we went. The firsts hours were quite fun but we had a long day on front of us and we started with a […]
TA day 53 lazy day in Whakahoro
0 km total 1203km Zero hours Because I squeezed a second day of walk yesterday and my kayak won’t be delivered until tomorrow it means that I earned a rest day. I am currently at the blue duck station cafe sipping my at 20th NZ flat white and enjoying the views. This morning a huge […]
TA day 52 National Park to Whakahoro
52km total 1203km 12.5 hours Okay. So this day wasn’t planned to be that long. After a slow breakfast I packed my things from the backpackers and finally started after 10 in the morning. It was so cold that I for once had to wear my rain jacket to start. Then with the sun it […]
TA day 51 Whakapapa to National Park
20km total 1151km 6 hours total Finally some easy day again after the Tongariro crossing. I started around 9 and got on the trail heading west. The weather was clear and so were the views. The volcano landscape made a nice panorama. A few hours and puddles later I arrived to the my lunch spot […]
TA day 50 Tongariro crossing
34km total 1131km 10 hours After a good night of sleep in the dry cabin I got up at 6 and it was soon time to take a decision. It was very foggy and I was not sure about wether the sun would be shining or the rain would b pouring all day long. After […]
TA day 49 Mako stream to Tongariro holiday park
27km total 1097km 7.5 hours Sunny! After a nice sleep and good breakfast I started the second part of the 42 traverse. A few quads and river crossings later the Te Araroa leaves the quad track into the Waione track. It is much muddy and less used than the traverse. At some point there is […]
TA day 48 Taumarunui to Mako stream (42 traverse)
33km total 1070 9 hours with a good break at the Owhango cafe After the briefing at the canoe rental place (with good coffee and homemade fresh bread 😉 ) I walked back to the road for a walk to Owhango. First sealed then gravel road leaded the way through the hills and valleys. The […]
TA day 47 a zero in Taumarunui.
Total 1037km Total 299.5 hours Planning and resupply day. After a good night sleep I went to the village to have breakfast and buy the usual things for the next 12 days. I need to get enough to eat for the next 170km section and also for the 6 days of the canoe trip. I […]