tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786496027706769172024-02-19T21:42:37.110-08:00Footsteps of a PigeonPigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-76104860353677499122015-12-19T20:34:00.000-08:002015-12-19T20:34:31.901-08:00Home - Of Mistletoe birds.It's 35 degrees with a Northerly. Total fire ban. The grass is tinder dry and spears unsuspecting feet. The Creek. I am home.<br />
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I've just taken my old dog up to the dam for a swim. He is blinder and deafer, sleeps more, but is still keen to chase the ball and walk in the bush. He lays in the shade, eyes alert, hoping that I'll pick up the ball and play.<br />
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When I got home, Pete showed me the chair on the back deck. A Mistletoe bird had been visiting. I've never seen one do this to a chair before.<br />
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Christmas decoration. An ending and a beginning. A gift of seeds.I wonder if they'll grow.<br />
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To all my friends, to my family, and especially to Alex, Harriet, Barnaby, Laura, Brett, Jackson, Lucas, Nancy, Stefan, Gareth, Nathan and everyone on a trail. Have a safe and happy Christmas. Hope the weather is kind - I know some people that may be able to help with that.<br />
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Pigeon xx<br />
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Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-24933861533590133242015-12-19T20:24:00.001-08:002015-12-19T20:24:36.223-08:00 Day 48 - Homing Pigeon - Gate 46 Wellington AirportA friend posted on my Facebook wall 'There is no wrong decision'. That made a lot more sense to me than my friends who believed I would make the 'right decision for me.<br />
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I was going back on the trail right up until I woke up in the morning and then I knew that, at least for a bit, I needed to go home. An extended intermission. Majella was surprised as she was convinced that I would head out again. I wasn't sure about my decision then and am still not sure as I wait for the flight home.<br />
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Alex and Harriet were the people it was most difficult to tell. They were supportive as I knew they would be, but Harriet said something interesting about hating the trail for doing this to me. <br />
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If I'm still uncertain about my decision, I am definately certain that the trail has done nothing to me other than provide opportunities for me to learn about myself, my strengths and weaknesses, what is important to carry with you and what is important to let go of.<br />
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Yes, physically a bit of a rest won't hurt before I tackle the South (hopefully get that right leg sorted), and, yes things got a little complicated when Majella was injured, but I know I have some unfinished business with the trail and the connection I have is still strong.<br />
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For the last few days I've been feeling kind of numb though despite seeing and walking in some awesome country.<br />
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After Wanganui we headed East to Castlepoint. Castlepoint is a truly spectacular piece of country. We walked to the top of Castle Rock which wasn't as hard as we thought it was going to be, but it was windy enough for me to feel unstable on the narrow siding. A lot of self talk managed to keep the vertigo at bay.<br />
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That night Majella dropped a bit of a bombshell on me. It was unintentional and the thought was kind but to say I was shocked and a wee bit frustrated when she said that she was Ok now and would be able to do the last forest and into Wellington, wouldn't be an over-statement. The trouble was because of where we were, because of the hire car, because of the logistics of getting to the trail head, I couldn't see a way to make it work. I had an evening of 'if onlys' after that.<br />
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Next day we travelled to Lake Ferry and spent the afternoon exploring the Pinnacles before heading around to Cape Palliser, the southern most point on the North Island. The TA doesn't touch this part of the coast and it felt like a bit of a bandaid to get there and climb the steps to the lighthouse.<br />
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In the morning we headed to the beach for a stroll. It was one of the few walks we did that didn't have to be defined by a distance or a destination and I loved just ambling along among, picking up different pieces of drift wood that caught my eye, running my hands over their contours, marvelling at the smoothness of the surface. There was a piece that was smooth and rounded on one side but unfinished with crevices and holes on the other - just like me I thought. There are parts of me that have been worked smooth and others, despite being on the wiser side of 40, that are still rough, or yet to be filled. A work in progress.<br />
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The weather Gods had continued to be kind to us and we were getting used to people saying how lucky we were and how we'd brought the good weather with us. No luck involved.<br />
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On Monday we headed into Wellington. Pete had sent my travel documents on Saturday morning by express post so I was hoping that they would arrive Tuesday or Wednesday enabling me to organise a flight out on Thursday. We went and saw the ANZAC exhibition at the museum on Monday afternoon, which was very moving and an exceptionally well put together exhibition. It had these larger than life models of people as they were during the conflict complete with the hair, the sweat, the flies, the emotion.<br />
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On Tuesday we'd planned to walk the final part of the TA to Island Bay in the South of Wellington. I was feeling a reluctance to do it, and in my head was beating myself up and thinking that the decision to leave the TA meant that I wasn't a TA walker anymore and i didn't have any 'right' to finish the North on the trail. We got to the part where you start to head up Mount Victoria and I stared to cry - of all the ways I'd thought I'd get here this was not one of them. Then something weird happened, my feet were suddenly very light and it was like I had people with there arms around me helping me up and encouraging me to go up the hill, telling me that it was OK and that I belonged there.<br />
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True story.<br />
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My travel documents didn't turn up on Tuesday, nor did they turn up on Wednesday. Martin, the manager from Gourmet Stay, suggested I go to the mail depot to see if my mail was there. No joy, the only thing we were able to confirm was that it had left Australia.<br />
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Majella had organised her flight for Thursday afternoon, my passport still hadn't arrived so I said goodbye and bundled her into the bus to the airport. I was getting a little anxious by nowas if it didn't come tomorrow I would effectively be stuck in Wellington over the weekend as there would be no mail deliveries until Monday.<br />
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What do you do in this situation? You ask your trail Angels, Murray and Leon and the weather gods for a little divine intervention don't you?<br />
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Martin headed up to the mail depot on Friday morning. Martin is a man not to be messed with so when Martin says have a good look, you have a VERY good look. In the wrong mail bin was the Gourmet Stay's mail for the last two days. Passport secured.<br />
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Thank you Martin (and various trail Angels)!<br />
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So now it's Friday afternoon and I'm waiting for my flight home.<br />
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Still journeying strategically<br />
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Pigeon xx<br />
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<br />Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-10062672637304046702015-12-10T23:51:00.000-08:002015-12-10T23:52:48.116-08:00 Day 41 -To WanganuiI had a restless night not only because my leg was letting me know it wasn't happy, but also because I was chewing over whether I really wanted to get back on the trail or not. There is a very big part of me that is ready to go home and it's not because the trail can be tough or that I don't think I'd make it.<br />
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I know I can make it, I've already proven it to myself. I know I am strong enough and brave enough and stubborn enough to make it through. The questions I am trying to answer are 'Do I need to?' or 'Do I need to right now?'<br />
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I am struggling because I am not a quitter and if I stop it feels like a definite 'DNF'. I've been talking about coming home after the North Island with friends and coming back to do the South Island another time for a while now, but I'm actually feeling that I might be ready to come home now and that maybe my journey needs to head elsewhere for a while.<br />
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But I would miss my trail family a lot.<br />
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I'm keen to do some art and while I anticipated being able to draw everyday on the trail it hasn't worked out like that. I've carried those pencils every step of the way and looked at them every time I set up camp or got my journal out. A bit like a puzzle that I hadn't been able to solve but hadn't given up on. <br />
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I want to see my old dog. I want to dead head my roses.<br />
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I've given myself until tomorrow morning to decide. We walked around the Wanganui shops and I opened some of those little books that have those motivational quotes - most unhelpful. The first one I opened to a blank page, the second to a quote that said I had the talent to follow my dreams.<br />
I asked the teller in the blank and she just chuckled. Pete said whatever decision I make is Ok by him.<br />
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As I said - most unhelpful.<br />
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I spent the afternoon rechecking my notes, I have some big distances in my plan that probably aren't realistic so rejigging in my head and rather than an impossible 5 days, probably about 8-10 days left of walking to get into Wellington. Also thought a lot about what more can do to get weight down and what I can send home.<br />
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If I went back on the trail.<br />
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Pigeon xx<br />
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<br />Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-33821270415773827652015-12-10T23:47:00.001-08:002015-12-10T23:47:19.221-08:00 Day 40 - Tongariro Crossing - back on the Trail for a bit (around 19km)Woke to cloud which was as we expected. Got ready and headed over to breakfast. Ms Gloom and Doom from England was there 'Looks like we picked the wrong day, ' she says.<br />
'The weather forecast says it will clear later in the day' I reply.<br />
'Right when we're nearly back' says Ms Gloom and Doom.<br />
'Well walk slower,' I say.<br />
'I'm actually not worried about the views, I'm just doing it for the walk'<br />
'Well at least you won't get sunburnt then'.<br />
Got my toast and left Ms Gloom and Doom to be miserable on her own.<br />
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Despite Ms Gloom and Doom's fears, it turned out to be a picture perfect day, if a little blow-you-off-the- mountain windy across the top. Weather Gods came through again! The Devil's staircase was really a doddle compared to some of the other climbs we had done so Majella rocked it in. The walk out was harder on us though. The descent was over 12km long and my right leg was over it by the end.<br />
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We saw a couple of TA hikers coming the other way, including Brett, who I had come across before. I didn't envy them having to climb up our descent with full packs - not one single bit.<br />
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Awesome day.<br />
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Pigeon xx<br />
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Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-63953748788238909742015-12-10T23:42:00.000-08:002015-12-10T23:58:30.644-08:00Day 39 (Dec 9) To National ParkWe visited the Redwood Forest on our way out of Rotorua. It was my third visit, but it really is a very special place and I was happy to spend some more time among the elders in this forest.<br />
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It turned out to be a lovely blue sky day and the driving was easy. We stopped at a look out over Taupo and could see the snow on the mountains at Tongariro. Good opportunity for me to stir Majella about throwing her thermals away.<br />
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Got to Howard's Lodge and passed inspection for the crossing in the morning- suitable shoes - check; raincoat - check; seem to have a remote dose of common sense - check!<br />
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An air raid siren put the wind up us not long after we had arrived. Thermal event? Eruption? Seek shelter from volcanic ash?<br />
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Nobody came to make sure we were leaving the building and we could find no one to ask - maybe they were already in the bunker!'<br />
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Couldn't see anything that would indicate people fleeing for their lives so we settled down and then it happened again! Finally found a person to ask who told us that it was for the emergency volunteers to call them in and was usually in response to a car accident or fire.<br />
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Weather forecast is still the same. Morning cloud, some sunny periods, clouding over again with winds picking in the evening. Cloud in the morning would be nice as it would be cooler for us when we hit the stairs. If it cleared when we got to the ridge line that would be awesome and we should be well and truly down by the time the weather came in again.<br />
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Forecast isn't too bad really. Majella said to just talk to my weather gods, they will sought it for us.<br />
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Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-60654900122607071102015-12-10T23:35:00.000-08:002015-12-10T23:35:33.876-08:00Day 38 (Dec 8) Rotorua and Waimangu Volcanic Valley (17km walking)Pleasant day chasing thermal activity in and around Rotorua. Managed to clock up some decent kms in our meanderings and topped of the day with dinner in my favourite Rotorua eatery 'Abracadabra'.<br />
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I received a response from Alex and Harriet and the plan is for me to meet them in Palmerston North and walk out from there at the same time as them.<br />
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Wasn't able to get a massage - magic pill for dessert tonight.<br />
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Pigeon xx<br />
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<br />Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-87983644140413986192015-12-10T23:32:00.001-08:002015-12-10T23:32:32.350-08:00Day 37 (Dec 7) To RotoruaAm missing the connection with the Trail and my TA family - feel like I've lost a bit of mojo. Bit of a nothing day today. Nice drive to Rotorua, a bit of a walk, but did manage to book accommodation and shuttles for Tongariro on Thursday. Fingers crossed weather will be Ok.<br />
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Am going to try and get a massage tomorrow. My right leg, especially my knee is still tight with inflammation. I messaged Harriet and Alex to see what they were up to and what there plans were for the Tararuas - it would be good to walk out with those two in the vicinity.<br />
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Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-72024511156743770412015-12-06T19:42:00.001-08:002015-12-06T19:42:30.574-08:00 Day 36 (Dec 6) - White Island (Off TA)We weren't sure whether the trip would be on due to the weather, but the day seemed calm enough when we got up. Even so, we were glad to get the confirmation call that the trip was going ahead. Hour and a half trip out to White Island - New Zealand's only currently active volcano. Boat trip was a little rough and a few people were a bit green on the way over.<br />
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I was so excited! You could see the island getting closer and the plume of steam that made this island different to most- so cool!<br />
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We all got a hard hat and a gas mask then were ferried across in an inflatable to the Island. Safety brief - if the volcano erupts seek shelter, cover your head, but don't go on the mounds because they'll collapse and you'll end up in an acid bath! When the eruption is over they will collect the survivors and give out lunch. Sounds like a plan!<br />
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Walking around the crater was so surreal - like being on another planet. They used to mine sulphur on the island but had to work hard to get it - the huge deposits we could see were on areas too dangerous to mine so they had to dig it out from a ridge away from the centre of the crater and heat the rock to extract it. We tasted the sulphur and it wasn't disgusting as you might imagine, it was actually quite salty/sweet. The sulphur smell wasn't too bad either, but the gases sometimes burnt you in the back of the throat and quite a lot of people had to wear their gas masks the whole way through. <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We got to walk in amongst the vents and along the edge of the crater for a couple of hours - totally awesome!</span><br />
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<br />Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-6560026459359794062015-12-06T19:30:00.000-08:002015-12-06T23:03:03.700-08:00 Day 35 (Dec 5) to Whakatane ( off TA)Stirred close to 7am and knew that Nathan would be well and truly travelling by then so not likely to see him. Packed up, had breakfast and then headed up the road to the start of the Waitomo Walkway. It was pleasant stroll along the stream to the Ruakuri reserve for a walk through the gorge and through some natural tunnels. The forest was lovely, but having done yesterday's trip the 'cave' formations were a little 'beige' and the bus load of tourists didn't help the ambience!<br />
Back to the car and time for a quick coffee before heading to Taumarunui to pick up a box.<br />
I checked the weather and it wasn't looking great for the Tongariro for the next few days. Gale force winds were forecast along with snow at higher peaks. Temperature at Red Lake down to -7, we decided to head straight to Whakatane (scenic route thanks to Google Maps) and got ourselves on the White Island tour for tomorrow.<br />
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Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-24895922595009651652015-12-06T19:04:00.001-08:002015-12-06T19:04:35.038-08:00 Day 34 - Hamilton to Juno Backpackers, Waitomo (TA 896)<br />
Easy drive to Waitomo today, checked into Juno and collected my box. We certainly have plenty of dehydrated meals to last us a little while! We managed to get our selves on an afternoon Glow Worm tour with Spellbound. Dry tour so no tubing for me, but it was still interesting and the glow worms were pretty cool. They eat Mosquitos and other flying insects and respond to vibration. Manau, our guide, hit the back of the raft with his paddle and the hundreds of glow worms we could see turned into thousands - like a dozen milky ways. It was like floating in space.<br />
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Headed off to Te Kuiti to get some groceries when we got back, we had literally just put the stuff in the fridge, when I was walking over to the table when I hear 'Leslie?' I looked up and there was Nathan! It was awesome to see him. He was only there for a moment as he had a lift waiting and had just come to get some shoes he had sent through. A couple of minutes either way and we would have missed each other. He was heading to Te Kuiti, as Juno was full, but hopefully I might get to have a better catch up tomorrow as he is coming back in the morning to walk the Waitomo Te Kuiti section without a full pack.<br />
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Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-20745138891387591912015-12-06T18:55:00.001-08:002015-12-06T18:55:20.692-08:00Day 33 - Rest Day Hamilton (15km)Had a pretty chilled back rest day - long walk along the river and then to the gardens near Lake Rotoroa - not to be confused with Rotorua! We ended up doing about 15km of the TA route (or near enough to the route) which kind of helped make amends for skipping a bit.<br />
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<br />Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-50485960870775771862015-12-02T00:57:00.000-08:002015-12-02T18:41:01.866-08:00Day 32 (2 Dec) Mercer to Hamilton (TA 801)Majella said she definitely can't walk anymore, she's broken, so plan was to ask the hotel people about options to get to Hamilton. The Office was still closed so we went over to the Mobile Service Centre to grab a coffee and some breakfast. I asked the girl behind the counter if she new of any public transport or other way to get to Hamilton. She knew buses stopped at the Service Centre but wasn't sure whether they did pick ups. She offered to have a look on her computer for us and found a bus company that actually picked up from Mercer- hooray! They had a service leaving at 1:30pm - double Hooray! We'd be in Hamilton at about 2:30pm - copious Hoorays! An hours bus drive versus 3days hiking. A few rest days for Majella and then we'll see.<br />
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Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-71678517276779817562015-12-02T00:50:00.001-08:002015-12-02T10:12:01.543-08:00Day 31 (1 Dec) Upper Mangatawhiri Campsite to Podge's Place, Mercer (TA 713)- 25.5km (18 walked)Majella had the shakes badly last night. I think it was scaring her. I asked her if she needed me to get help, she said no and then later said she was OK. Thank goodness. Am feeling the weight of responsibility - I know ultimately it was her choice to come, but the trail can be tough and she is feeling it. The problem is that I can't make it not steep or hot or muddy or slippery or long. Sometimes there are no short cuts, sometimes you just have to proceed, one careful, exhausted step after another.<br />
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The road to start was flat and very pretty and we made good time. The track to the summit was very steep as expected, it was a little muddy in places but not to bad until we got to the 'cliff' - a steep slippery wall of clay with no foot holds. It was darn near impossible to get up - I was trying to go up the side and use the trees to support my climb, but kept slipping. Once you started slipping you didn't stop - I slid all the way to the bottom at least 3 times. I finally managed to get it all together and got up. Went back, took Majellas pack and helped her up by using her hiking poles to pull her up.<br />
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Thankfully that was the worst of it a despite our fears. The track was rooty, and you had to take on the supple jack, but it was no where near as muddy as yesterday's track. It was actually a beautiful forest and it would have been fun to do it with a day pack and fresh legs. It took us the better part of 5 hours to get out onto the road. We managed to score a lift off the school bus driver who saved us weary trampers around 11km of road. We walked into Mercer tired but satisfied that we had made<br />
It. Got a room at the motel associated with Podge's Place - awesome shower. Pizza and several beverages for dinner. Asked Majella to think about whether she needs a day off the feet, but Mercer is kind of like Marulen - not the sort of place that has a lot going on -so not the best place to take a rest stop in.<br />
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Woke up several times thinking about how we were going to make our way to Hamilton - at 2:30am got my iPad out and tried to find a bus to take us and, after hearing the train at 3:15, got it out again to see whether there was a train. Didn't have any success. That leaves scoring a lift.<br />
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Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-57979711704357676252015-12-02T00:47:00.001-08:002015-12-02T08:22:22.426-08:00Day 30 - Hunua Falls to Upper Mangatawhiri Campsite (TA 687.5km)- 15.5kmI lost Majella today, seriously. We'd finally made made it off the Wairoa-Cossey track and I'd headed over the reservoir wall to get water as Majella had run out. Majella was right behind me cleaning her shoes at the disinfection station. I scrambled down the rocky embankment got the water, Majella wasn't at the table where I left my pack. I didn't think too much at the time cause I thought she may be off taking a photo or something. I filtered the water which took a little while but still no Majella. Maybe I was dreaming that I saw her at the boot cleaning station, maybe she was still at the lookout? I climbed back up the stairs - no Majella. Now I was getting a little concerned. Back down again, put my pack on and walked along the dam wall calling out her name -nothing. I was getting really anxious by now and called again - heard her. She was back near the picnic tables and now I was furious! Where the bloody hell had she been?<br />
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It turns out she had cleaned her boots and accidentally turned back the way we had come walked back up the stairs past the lookout and didn't twig that we had already been there! She hadn't been eating enough despite my nagging and had got the shakes just beforehand. I gave her a good lecture about eating properly as the trail was obvious and she shouldn't have got confused, but I wasn't angry anymore, just relieved.<br />
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The day had started well enough. The Massey track out of Hunua Falls was a lot of climbing but well formed and through beautiful forest. We then headed on to the Wairoa-Cossey track and the condition of the trail deteriorated to a muddy, slippery, rooty bog that we had to negotiate for 6km. It was tough and long and horrible. I was feeling shattered by the end of it and I am a lot more trail hardy than Gel. It sucked. So much for rejigging our plan to avoid the 'bog slog'!<br />
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We had planned to walk about 23km today but I didn't think we had it in us - another steep climb along the Wairoa Loop Track convinced me that we should pull up stumps at the <br />
Mangatawhiri rather than try and push further. We had been walking 7 hours and only done 15km.<br />
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We aren't sure what to expect of the track tomorrow - our plan is to get out to the road and then try to get a ride to Mercer. 18km to the road out - in normal circumstances very doable. We have 6km road, then an unknown 6km bush - we hope, pray, wish not as muddy as today, then a further 6k road section until we hit a major road with the chance of a lift.<br />
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Fingers crossed for less mud<br />
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Pigeon xx<br />
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Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-3176699446109956812015-12-02T00:44:00.000-08:002015-12-02T00:44:01.870-08:00Day 29 Manakau Top 10 Holiday Park to Hunua Falls (TA 672 approx) - 33km (walked 20 odd)I slept like a log - may have been the Nurofen, may have been the tiredness from the interrupted sleep last night. It had stopped raining but it was still cloudy which was good as it would be cooler. Majella was up and ready before me. She wasn't feeling the best - we'd already talked about shortening today - try to hit 26km. Hunua Falls was 33km and I thought it was too far - given how Majella was feeling and how hard the last two days had been for her.<br />
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The walk started of pleasantly through the Auckland Botanical Gardens and then through the suburbs before hitting the road to Clevedon - I wasn't looking forward to that road and I'd said to Majella that I would try to get us a ride. I haven't had much success with hitching on the road side. All my rides have been offered or have happened after I've spoken to a person in a cafe or similar. I turned around and noticed how far Gel had fallen behind and I prayed. I literally asked for help to get us a ride of God, of Murray and Leon (put in a good word for me please), of whoever might be listening. We got to the road and the plan was to try and get a ride by standing just after the intersection, if we didn't get a ride, walk for half an hour and try again.<br />
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I stood with my thumb out trying to ooze 'I am not an axe murderer' vibes. It didn't happen straight off but soon enough we had a lift! B(Ryan)- not sure which and his son Salvidor were on there way to Clevedon b(Ryan) cleaned out his back seat and we squeezed in. I was so grateful and thanked all the people and Gods I'd asked for help several times. The lift into Clevedon saved us 14km and a big climb. We stopped at a Deli for a coffee and I told Majella that we now had only 12km to go to Hunua falls which now was incredibly doable.<br />
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Bit of a road leg to start but it was on a country road that wasn't too busy so was picturesque and quiet pleasant. This led to the Wairoa River Track which was mostly fairly flat and easy going. It had a bit of mud but not really serious mud like I've had previously. Majella seemed to enjoy this track and took her time to stop and take photos. On the way a TA hiker called Lucas, from Czechoslovakia had caught us. He helped Majella adjust her pack so it sat better on her and was generally a nice fellow. He had been taking photos of all the hikers he had met, but his phone had died so we took one on mine. He wanted to give me his email address so I could send him the photo but we didn't have a pen handy(my brain must have been in low gear cause I could have put it in my phone). Lucas was going to leave it somewhere at the cross roads when he stopped for lunch, but when we got there we couldn't find anything.<br />
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Lucas, I hope you read this - thank you for your help!<br />
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We made it into the falls mid afternoon- super busy there with what seemed like half of New Zealand's population chilling and having a swim. I knew that other people had camped here but while it didn't seem to be prohibited, it didn't seem to be permitted either. We were waiting for the crowds to go but more people kept arriving so in the end we just set up camp. Nobody has kicked us out yet. Starting to get dark and I am writing this listening to the roar of the falls in the background. Very cool.<br />
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Pigeon xx<br />
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Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-23028906763595099662015-12-02T00:39:00.001-08:002015-12-02T00:39:44.959-08:00 Day 28 Ambury Park to Manakau Top 10 (TA 639.5) -26kmDidn't sleep that well last night. My tent is so noisy and the rain sounded like a percussion session all night. When it wasn't raining the moon came out which made my body think it was morning so I kept checking my watch only to find it was 2:30am or some other ridiculous time.<br />
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There was a break in the weather at about 5:30am so I started packing up. I could here movement from Gel so I suggested we pack up and head over to the Ambury Park Centre, find a verandah and cook our breakfast out of the rain. It didn't take too long to get our stuff together and the rain held off which was a bonus.<br />
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After breakfast we picked up the trail and followed it along the shoreline for about 8km. Just before we headed back onto the road we came to a galvenised gate. The notes and GPS said we were meant to go through it. The lock and the way it was wired up said 'no entry'. The signage was also unclear so we kept going a little way along the path before it petered out. Back to the gate and climbed over - easy walk along the grass path to the road. Have no idea why it was wired shut!<br />
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Road section for a few kms before we stopped at a shopping centre. Majella had had enough of her 'stuff' and dumped a pile in the bin and sent a few more things home. We bought ourselves a drink and it was getting a bit chilly so I put my hoody on. Majella decided that her green cardy, recently thrown in the bin, was just what she needed so she went fishing under the Happy Meals for the bag she had thrown out. Being a good friend, I helpfully took photos of the retrieval. Soo funny!<br />
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Back on the road (literally) for a hot, unpleasant slog before a bit of a reprieve in a reserve, then through an industrial estate with no trees or shade, another road leg, a bit more parkland and finally to the camp ground. All that bitumen is a killer and we both were feeling over it by the end.<br />
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We had booked a tent site, but luckily there was a cancellation and we were able to get a cabin. Just as we got our stuff inside it started to rain - thank you weather Gods for holding off!<br />
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My right leg is swollen again but used Nurofen as you can't buy magic pills over the counter in New Zealand.<br />
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Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-65349575228914304662015-12-02T00:36:00.003-08:002015-12-02T00:36:36.836-08:00.Day 27 Auckland City to Ambury Park (TA 613) about 23 km A lot of people miss the Auckland leg, but I loved the Coast to Coast walk which took us through lovely park grounds, including Cornwall Park with its sheep right in the centre of the city and to the top of Mount Eden for the city views. We finished off with a walk around Onehunga Bay to Ambury Park where we were camping for the night. Ambury Park is a working farm and was a super cool place to stay the night. Lots of animals including two magnificent Clydesdales and some extra cute, if a wee bit iffy, piglets.<br />
It's raining as I write this and is meant to rain most of tomorrow. At least we will be cooler. We both got a bit sunburnt and overheated today. Top marks to Majella though - long day 1 for her and a bit of a struggle at the end.<br />
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I went for a bit of a wind down stroll after we had set up and came back to her kneeling down with a very stern look on her face. I asked her what she was doing. 'Being ruthless' she said . She had piles of stuff out trying to work out what she could send home. I had tried to get her to be ruthless yesterday without much success. I told her I'd start with the pyjamas!<br />
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Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-8172441329450762422015-11-26T00:47:00.000-08:002015-11-26T00:47:01.980-08:00Day 26 - Rest day - Auckland - numerous steps, probably numerous kms, up the hill and into the city and back again!Looked at the 'schedule' and figured the kms out of Auckland are probably unrealistic given that one of us still has to walk into her fitness and one of us has a right appendage that doesn't want to be in the game.<br />
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Strategic journeying coming into play. Revised plan looks a bit like this - walk to Hamilton as per route but shorter distances meaning extra two days travel time. Hire car in Hamilton and drive to Waitomo, missing a section that is pretty miserable by previous accounts including a bit described as '5km of continuous bog'. See the glow worms and pick up my box. Drive to Tongariro an do the crossing, then across to White Island for some more volcanic action (missing the whanganui river leg), then on to Wanganui township, drop off the car and back to walking the rest of the trail into Wellington.<br />
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Because of this rejigging, had to put on my logistics hat and spent a good part of the day amending or cancelling or making new reservations. Part of the plan is to leave Auckland City a day early, not just because we're keen to get going, but because the backpackers we are staying at, well let's just say it's not our cup of tea and leave it at that.<br />
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Went into town to Resupply had a coffee and then came back and got all the supplies packed up. We were just about to head out again , because we'd promised ourselves an ice cream, when I realised I'd left my hoody at the coffee shop. No worries - we'd just pick it up on the way back into town, but when we got to the cafe it was shut. Frustratingly, we could see my hoody through the window. Checked their opening hours and they open at 6:30 in the morning - thankfully we will still be able to get an early start, secure a coffee and pick up my hoody!<br />
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People who know me, know I'm an icream girl, so it will come as no surprise that an icream by the harbour was a highlight. Majella wanted to walk all the way to the end of the harbour again because she didn't have her camera when we did it yesterday - so much for a rest day!<br />
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On the way there is a pedestrian bridge that opens to let boats through. It was opening as we arrived and we stopped anticipating one of the multi-million dollar yachts to appear. And then we saw it - the little boat that could. We figure if it had taken its little flag off it could have gone under the bridge! It was soooo funny. You could just imagine it puffing out it's chest at the indignity of it all.<br />
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<br />Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-32152975033551652112015-11-24T18:27:00.001-08:002015-11-24T18:27:57.086-08:00Day 25 - Into Auckland -about 9kmMy feet were so sore yesterday that I had planned to catch a bus into Auckland, but it was a sunny morning and not too far to go so I pushed my still swollen feet into my shoes and headed off to Devenport to catch the ferry across. More little bays and more headlands. It was dog walking time and lots of people stopped to have a chat to me about where I was walking to and just about all of them told me I was amazing for doing it.<br />
I don't feel amazing. I feel just like me.<br />
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I was chasing the feeling around that I was a little bit reluctant to get to Auckland so I found a park bench to sit with it for a while. I decided it was a mixture of things, not the least of which is I don't like cities much. But Auckland is like an ending in away, the end of the first part of the story where I was responsible just for me. Part two starts when Majella gets two Auckland and it becomes 'our' journey for a while. I guess I'm a bit anxious about it - Majella wouldn't be doing the trail if it wasn't for me and I know what the trail can be like. I finally decided that the best we can do is just take it as it comes. I can't control what the trail has in store for us so no point worrying about what I can't control.<br />
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Had a coffee and then caught the ferry across to the city. Long walk to the backpackers - I think I'd managed to pick the one furthest from the city!<br />
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Waiting for Gel (Majella) to touch down.<br />
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<br />Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-9773814858987042862015-11-24T17:00:00.000-08:002015-11-24T17:00:04.790-08:00Day 24 - Orewa to Takapuna Beach Holiday Park (TA 583) - 37 kmThere was an estuary crossing at the Okura River on today's route. It was meant to be hip deep at low tide which probably meant about waist deep on me. There was a walk around which of course was long and involved roads and Alex and Harriet had decided to miss this section should f the coast altogether and push push on down East Coast Road to Browns Bay and rejoin the trail there. I was initially going to do this too, but I woke up deciding I didn't want to pound the pavement for that long and would take the TA route all the way.<br />
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The 2 days without walking should have refreshed me, but my pack, which was relatively empty, felt like a tonne of bricks when I put it on and my legs felt heavy and unwilling. The day started off with a walk on the footpath around the estuary. I got to the point where the TA is meant to go left up a grassed walkway and someone had erected a cyclone fence with a sign 'Private Property' - I guess some more negotiations are required to allow us troublesome hikers to walk on the grass. After a bit of a detour I was back on trail again and a bit of a road slog until the turn off to Still Water. I'd just turned the corner when a 4-wheel drive stopped and a man (Dougal) asked me if I wanted a lift to the trail head. 'Yes please'. I had a long way to go today and was happy to skip some bitumen.<br />
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It was a lovely day and I was enjoying the Okura Coast Track - it was a pretty walk around the estuary and over the headland. I was taking my time as I knew I would hit the estuary crossing before low tide and would have to wait a bit. I got to the top of the headland with a viewpoint across the estuary - the tide was pretty well out but I could see the channel on the far side which still looked quite full. I made my way down and along the beach to the spit which was the crossing point - about two hours to low tide. I looked across the estuary and I could see two people - hikers, likely to be Barnaby and Laura who I had seen in Orewa. It looked pretty shallow where they were but they appeared to be waiting so I guessed the channel was still too deep. I had a snack and moved some things to the top of my pack and started across the estuary to where they were. It was easy going over to the sandbar where they were and yep it was Barnaby and Laura. I waited a bit with them but patience isn't something I do very well. I headed out what would have been the last 50m: ankle deep, knee deep, thigh deep, groin deep, waist deep, boob deep. I had about 10m to go when it got too deep for me to stay grounded and I started to float - so close! Reluctantly I turned around, but not being the best swimmer thought caution was the way to go!<br />
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Waited for another 20 minutes and then some more. Barnaby wasn't keen to get his gear wet but mine was already wet. Started in again - ankle deep, knee deep, thigh deep, waist deep, boob deep, tippy toe top of boob deep - across! It was such a good feeling! Walked up onto the bank and emptied out my pack - not to bad on the inside considering the two submersion sit just had. Wiped the bottom out with a towel, repacked, shoes on, back on my way.<br />
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It didn't take long for my clothes to dry but my tent bag must have been still ho,ding some water as there was a constant drip, drip, drip on my leg as I walked.<br />
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The rest of the day followed the coast through numerous little bays and towns that all involved a walk along the shoreline and then a climb (with obligatory stairs). It was lovely but loooong and by the end of the day, my very tired feet were very thankful to get to the campground.<br />
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The Takapuna Holday Park is a little frayed around the edges which I thought was interesting as Takapuna seemed to be quite an affluent area. It also seemed to fit with the 'closer you get to Auckland the less you get for your dollar' theory, but my site was flat and the bindiis were still green and the shower was hot.<br />
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I lay in my tent that night and looked at the lights of Auckland across the harbour. Only a short walk tomorrow and I'll be there.<br />
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Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-53945538630047410792015-11-22T19:26:00.000-08:002015-11-22T19:26:05.408-08:00Day 22-23 - Rest days Orewa - Turn Around Points<br />
Because of my strategic journeying I am ahead of my own schedule. I had a rest day in Orewa yesterday and caught up with Alex and Harriet (or more correctly they caught up with me). They were pushing through to Auckland today, but if I had done the same I would have got to Auckland 2 days before Majella flew in. Weather was meant to be good for today so I decided to take an extra day here and get a few things done like get my glasses fixed (they'd got caught on my pack and I'd broken the arm off) and go to Vodafone about the data for my IPad.<br />
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Spent a lot of today just kicking back reading a novel and took a couple of walks along the beach.<br />
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Orewa beach is a great walking beach- flat and firm - and you see lots of people taking a stroll both with and without a perceived purpose. It is covered in shells which crunch satisfyingly when you walk on them.<br />
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I was walking along the beach this afternoon and having an inner dialogue about whether I 'should' walk all the way down to the furthest tree or turn around at the tide marker. I was laughing to myself because it didn't really matter and I should just turn around when I wanted to. I walked a bit further then turned around. An elderly lady was walking up the beach toward me and then, at no obvious end point that I could see, turned around and headed back. Everyone has there own turn around point.<br />
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And of course that made me think of the trail and the journey it's become for me. Like the beach, the turn around point, the point where I head back home is when the time is right for me - there are no shoulds.<br />
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Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-14587765996563011342015-11-21T18:13:00.000-08:002015-11-22T09:40:57.664-08:00Day 21 - Puhoi to Orewa - Top 10 Holiday Park (TA 546) - 17kmI'm sitting in a room at the Top 10 Holiday Park. It's not the games room and not the kitchen but it has a cool window seat and dining tables and is not a bad spot to spend a windy rainy afternoon.<br />
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I got into Orewa just before lunch after a longer than expected walk in from Puhoi. The route took me along the beaches and around the rock platforms and navigating the rocks took a lot more time than I thought it would. One, because they went on forever, and two because they weren't that easy to pick a progressive path on so I had to do some backtracking.<br />
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I left the Puhoi pub at around 7:30, planning to hit the general store for breaky. No one was up when I left and all the exits were dead locked so I followed my nose out through the kitchen and found a black door - freedom.<br />
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Walked down to the store and who should be there but Nancy and Nathan - super hikers! I laughed and told them not to ask me how I got there and then proceeded to tell them I skipped a bit. They just laughed and told me that the section I missed did have some real shitty bits and they didn't make it all the way out and ended up setting up camp at 9:00pm! That was the best first aid for guilt at skipping a bit that I could have had - these two can and do clock 50kms a day so it must have been pretty tough going at times. Gave them a hug and a head start - can't imagine I will catch them again unless I do some more strategic journeying!<br />
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I'm actually in my tent tonight as most of Orewa is booked out due to some concert in Auckland. That must mean I'm getting close to the capital which seems a little unreal. It once seemed so far away and now I'm just about there.<br />
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My buddy Majella will join me in Auckland - we've been talking about rejigging the journey a bit.<br />
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Ps My sanctuary from the rain has been invaded by a couple of fellows who came in, turned on the tele, proceeded to chat and not watch it. Sigh! Lucky am up to date.<br />
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PPS Last night there was a huge storm - fierce winds, pouring rain, thunder and lightning. I abandoned my tent around midnight and headed back to my sanctuary with sleeping bag in tow. Much less scary under the table!<br />
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<br />Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-38384164669825672372015-11-21T18:01:00.003-08:002015-11-22T09:39:07.574-08:00Day 20 - Pakiri to Puhoi Pub (TA 529) -lift to TA502 then 25km walkWaved goodbye to Alex and Harriet and then sat around for the next couple of hours waiting for my ride. I was still giving myself grief for skipping a bit, and then it would pour and I would think that I'd made a good call.<br />
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Christine arrived right on time and it was a quick journey by car to where I would pick up the trail again. It wasn't raining there and the clouds were quite high so fingers crossed I started just across the road from the Dome Cafe, unusually with a road walk up a hill! Then onto a forestry road, bit of a bush bash, bit of a felled timber bash and back out on the road. Nice big hill for the middle of the route which was made more interesting because they had just done some work on the road and it was churned up with lots of loose dirt and rocks. The weather was holding and the sun was making a comeback so I wasn't wet with rain but I was sweating a river.<br />
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Stopped for a break and a wee. Just as I was doing my business, Siri goes off in my pocket 'Commencing face time with Peter Prammer'. What the?! Now is NOT a good time for my phone to establish face time with my boss! Fumbled my phone out of my pocket and promptly dropped it - thank goodness for my Lifeproof cover.<br />
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Drama over I continued on to top of hill - only about 5 more km to the campsite where I had planned to camp. Of course when I got there the basic DOC camp on my map was even less basic (read non-existent) so I pushed on to Puhoi - wondering where I could stay. I walked into the town and found the pub. Old world, quirky decor, very cool.<br />
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Fish and chips for tea.<br />
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<br />Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-6488043327674601922015-11-21T17:28:00.001-08:002015-11-22T09:36:57.706-08:00Day 19 - Mangawhai to Pakiri Holiday Park (TA 476) -22kmsWe were on a mission to beat high tide today. We had 15km of beach to cover and 3 river crossings today - all of which could be a bit deep and nasty at high tide. Low tide was at 6:30 am but we had a 5km road walk before we even touched the sand.<br />
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Just before the beach I came across Barnaby and Laura. Barnaby said there was some nasty weather coming through and when I got to the top of the dunes I could see the dark clouds he was talking about. The storm seemed to be coming up from the south so I figured I had a bit of time before it hit and hopefully could make the end of the first beach. I started off at a good pace and when I got to the first crossing it was only an inch or so deep. Hit first headland, raincoat on, and just as I started up the front hit. Rain, fierce winds and exposed headland. Had to take my glasses off because I couldn't see with them on, wasn't much better without them! Down the other side and I got a little bit of a reprieve in the pine forest, before back on the beach to be buffeted about by the wind again. It is suprisingly exhausting walking in the wind (even if it's not a head wind). It's like the wind steals your breath away. 5km down the next beach the next crossing was ankle deep - all good so far but I was getting tired and I was losing firm sand to walk on.<br />
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I was running out of mojo and the last crossing seemed to take an age to get to. I passed some people on horseback and then had to work to pick a path of firmer sand in between where the horses had been.<br />
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I finally got to the Pakiri River and thankfully the tide hadn't quite tipped over the lip of the beach - only thigh deep for me.<br />
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Auckland prices at the campground, but got a cabin anyway. The cabin didn't have much, but it did have a little fan heater so we used it to dry our shoes and all our dripping gear.<br />
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Alex's scary bedtime story about our next day's track had been playing on my mind. It was going to be a nightmare in this weather and given that I am so slow, it was going to be a neverending nightmare for me. I made the call to skip it and promptly beat myself up about making that decision. Decision was made though and plan was to get a lift past 'Danger of falling Pigeon' zone to Dome Cafe where I would walk out from.<br />
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<br />Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009220086158672250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078649602770676917.post-47287357062678612432015-11-21T17:20:00.002-08:002015-11-24T15:50:18.740-08:00Day 18 - Waipu Cove to Mangawhai (Riverside Holiday Park) -TA454 (30km)Big kms today so I headed off early. It was trying very hard to rain and the day started grey and uninviting. I really didn't feel like walking. The wind and the rain were having their way with me and blowing me about.<br />
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It was a big road climb to start (about 7km), then onto a forest track before heading out and down a very long, very steep gravel road. My temperamental right leg wasn't happy about it, but the sun was trying to come out which made it all better.<br />
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I finally got to the bottom, crossed the road and surprise, surprise headed up again, this time into farmland. Steep ups and downs along the fence lines. The cows and sheep weren't quite sure about my walking poles and we're happy to give me a wide berth.<br />
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After deciding to stop for lunch at the top of the hill several times, I stopped half way down for a quick bite and a magic pill to try and get my leg through the afternoon.<br />
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The afternoon coast walk followed the cliff line - sunshine, turquoise water, gnarly trees, good track makes for a happy pigeon. Favourite walk day so far.<br />
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Down to the beach for a short walk around to Mangawhai Heads - milkshake stop- then last 5kms to the caravan park.<br />
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Alex was reading the trail notes for the track in a couple of days time- slippery, steep, muddy, care required etc - not looking forward to it.<br />
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Pigeon xx<br />
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