The inner mumblings of a first time thru-hiker.
138 days hiking 3026km the length of New Zealand;
battling, surviving and eventually thriving.
Day 129 - snow blanket
Taipo hut —> South Mavora Lake wild camp
Day 130 - kidnapped in kindness
Mavora Lakes wild camp —> Te Anau
Day 131 - bog tussock hole
Te Anau —> Aparima hut
Day 132 - and then there were three
Aparima hut —> Telford campsite
Day 133 - burnt socks
Telford campsite —> Birchwood station
Day 134 - mice
Birchwood station —> Merriview hut
Day 135 - mud glorious mud
Merriview hut —> Martin’s hut
Day 136 - the mother of all trail magic
Martin’s hut —> Riverton
Day 137 - back to long walks on the beach
Riverton —> Invercargill
Day 138 - the end
Invercargill —> Bluff