6km total 1702km 2 hours And here come the south island. It was a hard night yesterday. And I am still a little bit hangover as I pack my bag, catch the shuttle to the ferry and wait patiently to get a seat on board and continue my way too short night. I sleep a […]
0km Basically now I need to prepare the south island crossing. This means getting my maps from the post office (thanks Mams and Melissa for all the food too!!!) Then I need to plan the first few weeks of the south island. I will need to post food parcels to the most remote parts. Basically […]
Because I lost the first version of this here is it again out from my memory. I will put a list of things that I remember and make more or less sens to me: 1695 official kilometers walked, probably more (10% at least) 0 kilometers skipped (wasn’t always easy 3 km was my shortest day […]
20km total 1695 6 hours After a last breakfast on the trail I head up to the Terminus of this Island. A few ups and downs in two parks other some hills later, I cross the botanical garden before arriving in the Wellington city center. The black and white arrows and orange markers made room […]
Last day in the north island nature. After getting back on the Te Araroa, I walk along the state highway before crossing the city of Porirua. Nothing interesting as it is like a suburb of Wellington. A steep track full of steps takes me to colonial knob where I get greeted by a few drops […]
21km total 1723km 5.5 hours Drizzle? Despite the nice weather forecast everything was wet and the weather didn’t look good at all. I had my breakfast and packed my things and started to walk on the nice trail. At least it was cold. Soon the clouds disappeared and the scorching hot sun was back. The […]
40km total 1645km 10 hours After we left the park near the river we went on the beach and had a nice walk along it. Though it was quite windy so I was happy to take a break around 5 km before the end of the beach. At the end in Paekakariki I had a […]
35 km total 1605 km 11 hours Last day in Tararuas. I started around 9 in the morning to enjoy the place a little longer and tramped at a nice place through the bush until I got out of it some three hours later. I took a lunch break at the Parawai lodge and enjoyed […]
0 km total 1550km Today I decided to stay at the hut. The weather forecast announced some heavy winds and gale in the mountains. I so decided to choose the safe path and stay down at the hut. I used that time to rest, clean the hut, prepare some wood to have a fire and […]
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 […]
