The inner mumblings of a first time thru-hiker.
138 days hiking 3026km the length of New Zealand;
battling, surviving and eventually thriving.

Day 21 - chill
Mangawhai Heads

Day 22 - back on sand
Mangawhai —> Pakiri Beach

Day 23 - forest mud
Pakiri Beach —> Govan Wilson Road

Day 24 - dome
Govan Wilson Road —> Puhoi

Day 25 - pub
Puhoi

Day 26 - paddle and scramble
Puhoi —> Stillwater

Day 27 - into suburbia
Stillwater —> Auckland CBD

Days 28/29 - admin and wine
Auckland

Day 30 - city life
Auckland CBD —> Onehunga

Day 31 - jumping ahead
Auckland CBD —> Mercer