Hiking adventures in New Zealand
Hiking adventures in New Zealand
I started the day at 6.45am and left a koha (donation) for Sally at the Makahika Outdoor Pursuits Centre. The start of the off-road section of trail into the Tararua ranges was a few kilometres down Ponds Road.
Last night Sally recommended an alternative route to the regular trail today. Taking this alternative meant I ended up at the same hut - but it was quicker, less muddy and apparently much prettier than the regular route. I was convinced...
If you're paying attention, you will have noticed today's mileage!
I hit the 1520km HALF WAY point of Te Araroa Trail today - I can't quite believe it! The first half has been brilliant :-) The second half will be a lot more remote and mostly ups and downs, which will be a lot tougher... I can't wait!
Today was very pleasant. I began at 6.45am and the trail started with a nice walk around various gardens on the way...
I woke early in a bit of a panic as I heard rain on the tent... I jumped up and moved everything from inside the tent to under the eaves of Glen's house & packed up the tent. The rain didn't amount to anything.
We said goodbye to our wonderful trail angel hosts and went into Feilding for breakfast number 2, cheese and ham toasties.
We got on the road by 8.30am and walked about 3kms when a couple of lads pulled up in their utes to secure a...
I had a great sleep last night. I wore my compression sleeves on my calves as I'm getting twitchy legs which has been preventing me from going to sleep. I'm not sure if it was just the placebo effect but it seemed to work!!
Today was entirely road walking. I had previously entertained ideas about hitching this bit, but was really glad I didn't, as it was very nice. Highlights included a sunny morning tea at Mt Lees Reserve, and then we caught a...