Mangawhai to Pakiri 26kms Total 469kms I have crossed the boarder into the Auckland region. Home is well and truly behind me now. I feel like a new chapter in my adventure has begun and the places I go and landscapes I see from now on will not be so familiar. Except for the big …
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Day 19 – Waipu Cove to Mangawhai
Waipu Cove to Mangawhai 20kms Total 443kms I know some people reading this will think "Hey, it's not 20kms from Waipu Cove to Mangawhai, is it?". True - It is only 15kms by road, but I am taking the path less travelled remember. Which is worth mentioning because the whole trail is much longer than …
Day 18 – Marsden Point to Waipu Cove
Marsden Point to Waipu Cove 33kms Total 423kms Dad dropped me off at the Marsden Point refinery which is directly opposite Reotahi Bay across the Whangarei harbour. I had another McDonalds breakfast this morning on the way out. It was mostly flat walking. I started along Ruakaka Beach and pulled off into the dunes out …
Day 17 – Ocean Beach to Reotahi Bay.
Ocean Beach to Reotahi Bay. 13kms Total 390kms The summer heat cranked up a notch today. It was another steep climb to start the day and I was sweating a lot. It took three hours to finish the Te Whara/Peach Cove/Mt Lion track from Oceans to Urquharts Bay. It is 476m above sea level at …
Day 16 – Ngunguru to Ocean Beach
Ngunguru to Ocean Beach 31kms Total 377kms Timing the tides this morning was crucial so I could cross the Taiharuru Estuary on foot. Low tide was roughly 9am so I started walking at 7am. It worked out perfectly and I didn't even get my shorts wet. I walked inland up the estuary for maybe an …
Day 15 – Whananaki to Ngunguru
Whananaki to Ngunguru 27kms Total 346kms More spectacular views today following the Whananaki coastal track to Matapouri before going bush again through the Matapouri bush track to Ngunguru. I was feeling very light today without my backpack and I would have been much quicker if I didn't take so many photos. I found some new …
Day 14 – Rest
It is Jesse's birthday today which worked out perfectly for a day off. I am chilling out at home and getting a good dose of family time and fresh vegetables into me. Tomorrow I will continue from Whananaki to Ngunguru and will come back home each night until I reach Waipu Cove. I won't need …
Day 13 – Oakura to Whananaki
Oakura to Whananaki 33kms Total 319kms After a good sleep I was feeling much better and didn't wake up with a flu which I could feel coming the night before. I was probably just feeling a bit run down. It was a big day. The two forests between Helena Bay and Whananaki took me a …
Day 12 – Paihia to Oakura
Paihia to Oakura 33kms Total 286kms I stayed at the Adventure Backpackers in Paihia. After the family went home I settled into my accommodation. My room was full of smelly backpackers when I got back which made me feel better about my own odour. I ran into Jayden there and by coincidence the rest of …
Day 11 – Kerikeri to Paihia
20kms Total 253kms I met with Hannah from Alzheimer's Northland this morning. She came to see me off before I headed into the Waitangi forest. All forestry road walking again but it was nice. The pines are mature and so provided plenty of shade until I came out at the treaty grounds. The pine needles …
The Path Less Travelled 