Author Archives: KC

12km Day : 1077km Total 18 March 2015 It had been some time since I had taken a beach walk so today I started in Paraparaumu Beach to take the coastal track down to Paekakariki. To some extent this walk … Continue reading →

10km Day : 1065km Total 16 March 2015 -40.873374, 175.232077 Rain was not forecast until this afternoon but at three o’clock this morning I was awakened by a downpour on the roof of the hut.  It made me worry about … Continue reading →

8km Day : 1055km Total Ides of March 2015 -40.830917, 175.306189 The fog that enveloped the ridge yesterday afternoon had cleared by this morning and I had some fine weather to hike in.  As expected I woke up with sore … Continue reading →

12km Day : 1047km Total 14 March 2015 -40.810186, 175.375965 The weather was perfect for most of today with clear skies and cool temperatures.  The track followed the ridge line all day and because of the curve of the ridge … Continue reading →

14km Day : 1035km Total 13 March 2015 -40.73753, 175.398656 With only a few weeks left in New Zealand I’ve been giving consideration to which trails to hike during the time I have left. While I was hiking on the … Continue reading →

28km Day : 1021km Total 5 March 2015 For the past 2 weeks I have been a tourist.  With stopovers in Greymouth, Christchurch and now Queenstown.  Today I took a dayhike on a section of the Te Araroa trail to … Continue reading →

21km Day : 993km Total 18 February 2015 -42.788273, 171.603483 The hiking this morning was almost entirely on flat trail along the Taramakau River.  It included a lot of walking on stone beds some of which were large enough that … Continue reading →

25km Day : 972km Total 17 February 2015 -42.739876, 171.830151 For the majority of the day I hiked along the Hurunui River toward Harper Pass.  The terrain around the trail varied throughout the day including forest, grasslands and rocky fields. … Continue reading →

25km Day : 947km Total 16 February 2015 -42.703745, 172.096141 I got up early and packed up my tent and was off by 7:15 this morning.  I reached Hope Shelter at 7:30 to find 2 trampers from Israel making their … Continue reading →

7km Day : 922km Total 15 February 2015 -42.612545, 172.307468 I started this morning in Hanmer Springs after rest and resupply.  I had the intention of hitchhiking back to Windy Point to continue the hike where I left it.  My … Continue reading →