Another Big Day

A long day traversing the Tararua ranges, featuring a big climb and stunning ridgelines.

True Blue Tramping

After a very chilly start it's time to get into the Tararuas for real. The track throws up an unexcepted challenge.

It takes a while to get going and more than one kind of animal features in this section.

Back on trail for real, there are only 221km to go to Island Bay in Wellington.

Disorientated and dazed, I try to figure out what just happened

But it actually happened, so I will!

Te Araroa turns off the 42 Traverse track as I head to Tongariro

It's the first day of my journey through the 42 Traverse and accommodation plans change suddenly

Will the riverside track be as bad as everyone else warns?

With no places to stay or camp along the way, it's quite a mission to make it to Waitomo