The inner mumblings of a first time thru-hiker.
138 days hiking 3026km the length of New Zealand;
battling, surviving and eventually thriving.
Day 64 - into the Tararuas
Makahika Outdoor Centre —> Te Matawai hut
Day 65 - ridgelines
Te Matawai hut —> Nichols hut
Day 66 - knife edge
Nichols hut —> Parawai Lodge
Day 67 - ice cream in the rain
Parawai Lodge —> River Pa, Waikanae
Day 68 - snap, collapse
Waikanae —> Paekakariki
Day 69 - cliff side
Paekakariki —> Camp Elsdon
Day 70 - countryside suburbia
Camp Elsdon —> Wellington CBD
Days 71/72 - Joshie’s back
Wellington CBD
Day 73 - end of the north
Wellington CBD —> Island Bay
Day 74 - escape mate
Wellington CBD
Day 75 - ferry
Wellington CBD —> Picton