Author: Leigh Foster
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Day 58 to 64 – The Mountains Are Calling
Thursday 13 December – Wednesday 19 December Palmerston North to Waikanae Day: 58 – 64 Km’s: 134 Cumulative Km’s: 1,597km / 3,000km This week we ventured into the Taurarua’s for our first taste of New Zealand’s mountains. The Tararuas were tough, tempremental but beautiful and extremely rewarding. We are looking forward to a break over…
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Day 52 to 57 – Heading North to head South
Friday 7 December – Wednesday 12 December Whanganui to Whakapapa and back again before continuing south to Palmerston North Day: 52 – 57 Km’s: 102 Cumulative Km’s: 1,462km / 3,000km In last week’s post you learnt that we had to do a little reshuflling of trail sections when we encountered a bad patch of weather…
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Day 37 to 40 – Highs and lows, mountains and caves
Thursday 22 November – Sunday 25 November Whatawhata to Waitomo Day: 37 – 40 Km’s: 81 Cumulative Km’s: 855km / 3,000km The back half of week 6 was packed with highs and lows, both physical and emotional. The highs; we were fortunate to catch a clear, blue sky day to summit the highest mountain of…
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Day 32 to 36 – A stroll along a river
Saturday 17 November – Wednesday 21 NovemberAuckland to WhatawhataDay: 32 – 36Km’s: 194 KmCumulative Km’s: 774 Km / 3,000 Km After a few days off in the city of sails we were keen to get moving again, back on trail and out of the city. Unfortunately a large section of trail south of Auckland was…
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Day 13 to 19 – River crossings and trail angels
Monday 29 October – Sunday 4 November Kerikeri to Whangarei Heads Day: 13 – 19 Km’s: 160 Cumulative Km’s: 386 km / 3000km After 300km our feet have hardened, our trail legs are coming along nicely and hiker hunger has well and truly kicked in. We’ve had some ups and downs in this section of…
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Day 1 to 6 – Life’s a beach
Wednesday 17 October – Monday 22 October Cape Reinga to Kaitaia Day: 1 – 6 Km’s: 116km Cumulative Km’s: 116km / 3000km After a big first week on the trail, we have successfully made it through the infamous 90 Mile Beach! So far so good for both of us, with only some minor blisters and…
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