Author Archives: KC

22km Day : 475km Total From Mangawhai I walked the road SE through paddocks and a pine forest.  This was followed by a 3km beach walk to Te Arai Point.  There were a group of teenagers taking a surfing lesson … Continue reading →

28km Day : 453km Total The day started with a 7km walk on gravel roads.  And then trails through forests and over grassy ridge lines that gave great views in all directions. Then I came to a point in the … Continue reading →

28km Day : 425km Total This morning I wasn’t sure how early to expect the refinery workers at the boat ramp.  So I was ready and waiting before dawn (~5:30).  At 6:15 a man (Tony) driving a small tractor, pulling … Continue reading →

18km Day : 397km Total The day started with completing the walk of Ocean Beach, but it was dominated by the walk of Bream Head Track.  Imagine spending 5 hours at the gym on a stairmaster machine, then throw in … Continue reading →

34km Day : 379km Total At 7:30am I caught a ride out to the spot I left the trail at the intersection of Ngunguru & Ngunguru-Ford Roads. It started with a short road walk, then onto a forestry trail.  This … Continue reading →

Zero Days Whangarei has a nice downtown area with pretty much anything you could need or want.  I also discovered a pizza place north of CBD called “Hell”.  I ordered the “Envy” pizza.  But in spite of their clever theme, … Continue reading →

I’ve dropped into the Warkworth library to just give a quick blog update on their public computers.  The reason its been a while since I’ve updated the blog is because Ī cracked the face of my tablet computer on Day … Continue reading →

10km Day : 344.8 km Total Today’s walk consisted entirely of a short road walk.  When I reached the point of the TA trail closest to Whangarei I detoured away from the trail and hitched into town for resupply.  A … Continue reading →

27km Day : 335km Total The day started with a walk across the Whananaki Footbridge. Soon after I crossed I noticed two other hikers crossing.  They turned out to be Chris and Tony, the Kiwi hikers who I’d met two … Continue reading →

-35.513949, 174.453266 0km Day : 308km Total I took a Zero day today for several reasons.  First of all my legs and especially my right knee were complaining from walking a hilly 73km over the previous 2 days.  Also, I … Continue reading →