Clean undie day! Short black coffee at Waitomo store before heading into blazing sun. . 2km up Fullerton Rd we … Continue reading Day 3 – Waitomo to Mangaokawa Reserve – 27km

Woke to a thick mist, not surprising after a night of torrential rain and wind. Thank goodness for the woolshed … Continue reading Day 2 Honikiwi to Waitomo 18km

Day 1 – 30km Te Rauamoa to Orongo. Bindi dropped us off on side of Road and once again drove … Continue reading On the road again

With Kyran n Katie OHara Day 1 & 2A gentle start with 1.5hr along Lake Te Anau through a beech … Continue reading Keppler Track Fiordland

Woke to rain, I was able to cook porridge, pack everything get rain gear on roll up tent and head … Continue reading Day 7 – 35km

Day 5 Takahue Saddle Rd through Raetea Forest. The Raetea Forest has some of the highest peaks in Northland hence … Continue reading Day 5 and 6

Had a great sleep, woke to pouring rain but by the time I had breakfast, taped my feet and knee … Continue reading Day 4 Ureta to Ahipara 32km

Day started out good, but the beach the sand the wind and rain soon took it’s toll. The tides were … Continue reading Day 3 Maunganui Bluff to Ureta 30km

What a night… Thank goodness for my earplugs, fell asleep in a howling gail with tent flapping around like Marilyn’s … Continue reading Day 2 Twilight Bay – Maunganui Bluff 28km

Day 1 Cape Reinga – Twilight campsite 13km Short walk today but changing terrain like I have never done before. … Continue reading Te Araroa Trail