Abel Tasman Trail – Day 2

Sunday January 21, 2024Distance/ Total: 15.3 km / 17.9 mi I slept in until after 7:00am today. Due to the tides I could only walk 2 km before reaching a low tide crossing that wouldn’t be passable until 11:50. I was slow to get around and spent some time reading more of the book “Upwards” by Laurie Apgar Chandler whom […]

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Abel Tasman Trail – Day 1

Saturday January 20, 2024Distance/ Total: 18.9 km / 11.7 mi I was up at 6:00 and carried my gear downstairs to pack it up. I fixed breakfast and coffee at the hostel then headed across town to meet the Heaphy Bus. There are 2 hiking / biking tracks near Nelson – The Abel Tasman and the Heaphy Track. The Heaphy […]

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Abel Tasman Trail – Day 0

Friday January 19, 2024Distance/ Total: 0 km / 0 mi Today I’m crossing to the South Island to continue my Te Araroa Thru-hike, but before I do that I’m going to take another break. This time a hiking break. I’m taking a few days to do one of New Zealand’s Great Walks – The Abel Tasman Trail. It’s a 60 […]

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Te Araroa Trail – Day 76

Thursday January 18, 2024Distance/ Total: 0 km / 0 mi Today was another zero day. Yeah! I know. I just had one 3 days ago, but today is my birthday. I was able to sleep in and then got around to do some more town chores. But first breakfast. I had a good breakfast of bacon, eggs, toast, and coffee. […]

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Te Araroa Trail – Day 75

Wednesday, January 17, 2024Distance/ Total: 46.6 km / 29 mi Another early morning, not quite as early as yesterday. I caught the 6:20 am train back to Porirua and was on the trail by 7:00am. It was a couple of kilometers through town before reaching the Colonial Knob Walkway. This was a 1.8 km, 300 m climb up to the […]

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Te Araroa Trail – Day 74

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 […]

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Te Araroa Trail – Day 73

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 […]

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Te Araroa Trail – Day 72

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 […]

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Te Araroa Trail – Day 71

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 […]

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