The inner mumblings of a first time thru-hiker.
138 days hiking 3026km the length of New Zealand;
battling, surviving and eventually thriving.
Day 1 - first steps
Cape Reinga —> Twilight Beach
Day 2 - beach time
Twilight campsite —> Maunganui Bluff
Day 3 - the penguin
Maunganui Bluff —> Hukatere Campsite
Day 4 - hard slog
Hukatere lodge —> Ahipara
Day 5 - heal me
Ahipara —> Kaitaia
Day 6 - no more sand
Kaitaia —> Takahue Saddle Road Campground
Day 7 - change of plans
Takahue Saddle Campsite —> Blackbridge campsite
Day 8 - the forest
Blackbridge Campsite —> Puketi Forest Hut
Day 9 - a kiwi christmas
Steph’s house
Day 10 - chasing waterfalls
Steph’s house —> Kerikeri
Day 11 - gravel roads
Kerikeri —-> Waitangi
Day 12 - touristing
Waitangi, Paihia & Russell
Day 13 - on the water
Waitangi —> Sheryl’s place
Day 14 - more road
Sheryl’s Place —> The Farm
Day 15 - the race is on
The Farm —> Whananaki
Day 16 - enter 2023
Whananaki —-> Tutukaka
Day 17 - mangroves
Tutukaka —> Ocean Beach
Day 18 - up should mean views
Ocean Beach —> Ruakaka
Day 19 - rain
Ruakaka —> Waipu Cove
Day 20 - in the clouds
Waipu Cove —> Mangawhai Heads