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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
21km total 1783km 5.5 hours I finished the Queen Charlotte Trail in Anakiwa this morning and all was left was a road walk into Havelock. At midway I got an ice cream and a 1.5 liter limonade that didn’t last long. The afternoon was hot and the last walk under the sun without wind was […]
16km total 1762 km 4.5 hours Short day today. I wanted to enjoy the sea so I stopped early at the last campsite of the Queen Charlotte Track and spend the afternoon resting and enjoying the warm water.
23km total 1746km 7 hours This time it goes up, a little. The sunny weather makes it a hot start but I am feeling great so I walk at a good pace. I have lunch almost at the end of the day and the shades are hard to find. Again I get a nice swim […]
8km total 1560km 3.5 hours The weather didn’t really improve. At least it wasn’t raining. I decided to wait a little longer hoping for the sun to shine but then at one thirty went on tmto go down of the range. What a wonderful feeling to put soaking wet clothes on. The worst are definitely […]
12 km total 1562 km 7.5 hours It was raining for a few hours and after some hesitations I decided to hit the track. I didn’t wanted to stay another day inside the hut. The track was wet but otherwise okay. I had a lunch break at the Dracophyllum hut and the continued to the […]
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 […]
