Lat, Long: -36.5123, 174.6617

This section of the hike was split up into 2 very short hiking days.  It started with a short bush walk out of Dunns Reserve, followed by a 5km road walk into Puhoi.

Clearing where I camped

Dunns Reserve Trail

Must Go Under

I was pleasantly surprised to find a cafe during the road walk and felt obligated to stop for breakfast.  🙂

Puhoi Cafe and Cheese Store

In Puhoi I rented a kayak to travel the Puhoi River to Wenderholm Park.  I took my time paddling down the river, but it was still over much too soon.  I thoroughly enjoyed floating down the river.

The Beach at Wenderholm

At Wenderholm I made the decision to camp for the night even though it was still early in the afternoon.  The next part of the trail involved rock hopping for several kilometres along the coast during low tide and I would have needed to wait until late for the tide.  So I caught low tide early the next morning.  

Jellyfish

A Walk in the Rain

The morning after this hike I woke up with a chest cold and an eye infection.  I have been recovering for the last 5 days and am doing much better now with the help of antibiotics and will be back on the trail on Monday.  Will be taking easy trails and short days until I’m sure I’m fully recovered.