Tuesday, January 16, 2024Distance/ Total: 46 km / 28.6 mi I was up early this morning, too early. I set my alarm for 5:00am so I could catch a 6:20 train back to Waikanae. I was ready before 5:30. I waited around the hotel room until 5:45 then walked the 10 minutes to the train station. The good thing is […]

Monday, January 15, 2024Distance/ Total: 0 km / 0 mi I woke up to rain this morning. Another good reason to go into Wellington rather than hike. Claudio got around a packed up his gear. He was going to continue on the trail today. We went to grab a cup of coffee together on his way out of town, but […]

Sunday, January 14, 2024Distance/ Total: 25.7 km / 16 mi People started moving around the hut before 6:00 am and I got up and started packing up my gear. It was going to be another long day with a big climb to push through as well. Claudio and I started out about 7:00 am. The trail crossed the river on […]

Saturday, January 13, 2024Distance/ Total: 18.6 km / 11.6 mi It was another early morning with an 18+ km day planned through the mountains. The clouds moved in overnight and we were fogged in again this morning. Claudio and I started up the trail toward Mt. Crawford. It was a 2 km hike and it seemed like we would never […]

Friday, January 12, 2024Distance/ Total: 17.6 km / 10.9 mi It was going to be a long, tough day today so I was up at 6:00 am and on the trail by 6:45. Claudio and I started together and the trail began with a nice steep climb up to Waiopehu peak then a slight drop into a saddle and then […]

Thursday, January 11, 2024Distance/ Total: 9.8 km / 6.1 mi I did sleep in until about 7:00 am this morning. I started my day off with another hot cup of coffee and checked out the PCT website to make sure I could log in. A little before 7:30 am I checked the permit availability page and noticed it had already […]

Wednesday, January 10, 2024Distance/ Total: 0 km / 0 mi I was able to sleep in a little later this morning. It was about 7:00 am before I got out of bed. I fixed a cup of hot coffee and started looking for a breakfast place in Levin. Like most towns in New Zealand the coffee shops and cafe’s didn’t […]

Tuesday, January 9, 2024Distance/ Total: 21.9 km / 13.6 mi Another night of great sleep in my tent. And today I woke up to a dry camp. No fee last night. I packed up and Claudio and I were on the trail at 7:00 am. The trail started with a roadwalk gradually uphill for about 3 km. The trail then […]

Monday, January 8, 2024Distance/ Total: 14.8 km / 9.2 mi I slept great in my tent last night, but woke to find a heavy dew had caused everything to be wet this morning. I got around wiped down my tent the best I could and packed up my gear. Claudio and I started out about 7:15. The first 3 km […]

Sunday, January 7, 2024Distance/ Total: 35.9 km / 22.0 mi I did a little better sleeping in this morning, I almost made it to 7:00 am. I packed up ,fixed me some hot coffee, and called my parents to wish them a happy Anniversary. I left the motel about 8:40 and headed down the road looking for somewhere to eat […]