Author Archives: KC

-35.513949, 174.453266 38km Day : 308km Total The rain came last night soon after settling down last night.  It was a light but steady rain for several hours and reinforced my confidence in the tent.  I didn’t get started this … Continue reading →

-35.363434, 174.274324 23km Day :  270km Total The forecast today was for rain in the evening.  So I got off to an early start (6:20) to be sure of finishing the walk of Papakauri Stream before the rain started.  The … Continue reading →

-35.300628, 174.101859 25km Day : 247km Total Today started with a 2km walk that didn’t count in the mileage.  The trail is actually 2km east of town so I had to get back to the point I left the trail … Continue reading →

-35.229302, 173.941547 0km Day : 222km Total Today was my first “Zero” day.  I spent it doing laundry, resupplying at the grocery, stopping at the sporting good store for a few tent pegs. They didn’t have a decent replacement for … Continue reading →

-35.229302, 173.941547 25km Day : 222km Total Last night I got the first good rain of the hike.  It was a good test for the tent, and gives me more confidence in it.  It is much lighter than my last … Continue reading →

-35.211372, 173.793949 12km Day : 197km Total Today was another choice between a long and short hike due to locations of available accommodations. This time I chose a short day and didn’t start until 10:30 and arrived at camp by … Continue reading →

-35.233228, 173.70447 14km Day : 185km Total Today started with a 5km walk of gravel roads and forestry tracks with a large number of beehives along the way.  So there was a constant buzzing in the air as I walked.  … Continue reading →

30km Day : 171 Total This morning I had to decide between a low mileage or high mileage day, because there are few options for putting up a tent between the two forests.  And I had not progressed as far … Continue reading →

-35.212047, 173.401418 20km Day : 141km Total I woke up just before dawn this morning to the sounds of various bird calls that I didn’t recognize.  They made for a unique combination of sounds.  It reminded me of the discordant … Continue reading →

-35.187583, 173.26456 20 km Day : 121 km Total This morning I saw Chris and Tony at Ahipara before I left.  I had last seen them on Day 1. They were taking a day off from hiking today, but I’m … Continue reading →