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