Author Archives: KC

23km Day : 548km Total 15 January 2015 -41.20274, 174.031773 Today I left camp a little before 8am.  I had only a minimal breakfast (granola bar) before leaving with the idea of stopping around 10am to brew up some oatmeal … Continue reading →

23km Day : 548km Total 15 January 2015 -41.20274, 174.031773 Today I left camp a little before 8am.  I had only a minimal breakfast (granola bar) before leaving with the idea of stopping around 10am to brew up some oatmeal … Continue reading →

25km Day : 525km Total 14 January 2015 -41.127954, 174.147356 This morning I caught an 8am water taxi from Picton to Ship Cove.  During the ride 3 dolphins followed for a short time alongside the boat.  After two other stops … Continue reading →

13 January 2015 The last several days were spent in Wellington preparing to resume the hike.  I really like the city of Wellington. It has a more relaxed feel to it than Auckland does.  It’s a lot like what I … Continue reading →

11km Day : 500km Total 11 JAN 2015 After 6 weeks of resting my legs and sitting on my butt, I’ve returned to the trail.  As can be seen from the title of the post I have not returned to … Continue reading →

I’ve completed a bulk upload of nearly 300 photos from the hike to my Panoramio account.  Over the next few weeks I will add comments and locate them on the map (they are not geotagged).  Once I’ve placed them on the … Continue reading →

After staying in Warkworth for 4 days and Auckland for another 3 days, I am back in Sydney.  My shins still have a dull ache but  are no longer painful to the touch.  It will take some time to get … Continue reading →

14km Day : 489km Total I started the day with an ache in my left shin, but I have walked with worse pain, so I was not too concerned.  After a short road walk I began to climb up through … Continue reading →

Zero Day As expected I took the day off from hiking to allow my shin a chance to recover. I contacted “Lookout” Lance in Puhoi for a place to stay Saturday night and Kayak rental on Sunday for the river … Continue reading →