Day 15: Pakiri to Dome Valley

February 11, 2010

A nice track and weather and finished up at dome cafe with a nice mocha. Easy day.

Check out the map to see where Dome Valley is.

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Day 14: Heavy Rain

February 11, 2010

Took this day off as heavy rain doesn’t mix well with stream crossings.

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Day 13: Waipu to Pakiri Beach

February 11, 2010

About 58 km done today. Two river crossings which involved swims so I got to test out the drybag features of my pack. Pack floated across just fine and all dry inside .  Managed to mess up meeting up with Sarah as it took me way longer to get to meeting point than planned.
(Sarah: [...]

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Day 12: A Day Off

February 11, 2010

Spent most of the day recovering and cleaning myself and my gear.
Note from Sarah: Check out the map to see where our bach (NZ-speak for simple holiday home) is, where Roland took the day off and spent it with me!

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Day 11: Whangarei to Waipu

February 11, 2010

Spent most of the morning carefully conserving my water as it has been many km since I last filled up. Got lucky  as I came down to the water and two guys were about to head out fishing and gave me a ride across the channel.  After a long straight hot beachwalk met Sarah in [...]

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Day 10: Whangarei Heads

February 11, 2010

A long road detour on hot pavement took up much of the day. This put me at the low tide only mangrove swamp path near the high tide point. Waist deep muddy walking before I gave up and worked my way around. Finally camping at the Southern end of Ocean Beach.
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Day 9: Along the East Coast

February 11, 2010

A nice day walking along the East Coast with some of the best track I’ve had yet. Too bad I waited so long to find a camp and ended up holed up in a rough bush patch.
Check out the map to see where Roland was when he wrote this.

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Day 8: Russell Forest

February 11, 2010

Nice track that suddenly disapeared. A check of the gps said I was on track, so long pants and gloves to force my way through on hands and knees at times. Still lots of cuts despite the protective clothing. As I was still walking after dusk, I got picked up by a nice Maori [...]

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Blessing: Thanks Dave

February 11, 2010

Just had a driveby greenstone blessing from a guy named David who offered me a lift (declined) and offered to bless my greenstone pendant. Not sure what he said (in Maori) but appreciate it anyway. Nice to have something to break up the roadwalk.

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Travel Plug: Active Earth

February 11, 2010

For those of you who might wander these parts of nz (without quite so much walking) check out activeearth.co.nz for great trips around nz. I’ve been on two and it’s the best way to get off the beaten track.

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