Day 48 (1143 – 1172 kms) National Park Village is a ski town. It is pretty quiet during the summer. But I was looking forward to staying here and seeing what this little village has to offer. Not much I…

Day 45 and 46 (1078 – 1118 kms) Back on the trail after a 10 week break. Just a busy time with Christmas an all. But excited to be back. Much later in the season so will be interesting to…

I had organized to join a fellow walker for the journey down the Whanaguni River. I wanted to share the journey with someone in the same canoe as me, as this is safer, easier and likely more fun. But the…

Day 43 and 44 (1026 – 1078 kms) The North Island might not have the stunning scenery of the South Island, but it does have nice towns. I do enjoy strolling though these towns and is certainly part of the…

Days 41 and 42 (948 to 1026 kms) The Timber Trail has been on my bucket list for several years. It is a biking trail through old growth forest, regenerated forest and historic logging activity. It is now home to…

Days 39 and 40 (891 – 948 kms) Leaving Te Kūiti on the main road, there is a sign stating that it is 55 kms to Pureora and the Timber Trail. The same destination along the official trail is 57…

Day 38 (875 to 891 kms) After a good night sleep at the Holiday Park I headed across the road to order a latte and find the two other walkers that camped at a hut 3 kms North. We had…

Day 37 (840 – 875 kms) This year I want to take the trail a little more slowly, and plan to average 20 kms a day. After all, I am here to enjoy the trail. Unfortunately the trail would have…

Day 35 and 36 (814 – 840 kms) Day started with a cooked breakfast of scrambled eggs and toast and another latte style coffee. I am sure this will be my last coffee for a few days, as today I…

Day 34 (780 – 814 kms) It is time to re-join Te Araroa trail for the 2024/2025 season. The night before I stayed with cousins in Hamilton. They are so nice, they prepared an amazing lamb based meal which was…