Day 32 (Fri 11 Dec): Rest day More like feast day – went out for coffee in the morning; ate out for lunch and dinner. Weight gain has commenced. Was obliged to go for a walk in the afternoon to assist the digestive process. Day 33 (Sat 12 Dec): Long Bay to Orewa Started 9.40am,Continue reading “Auckland… Long Bay to Orewa”
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Britomart (central Auckland) to Ramarama
Day 30 (Wed 9 Dec): Britomart to Wiri Started 7.40am, finished 4pm, 37k Pain in the head status: I’m experiencing what I expected to happen at the beginning of the trail – migraines at the end of the day and in the night, which has been a common pattern on other tramping trips. I’m hopingContinue reading “Britomart (central Auckland) to Ramarama”
Remiger Road to…Auckland
Day 28 (Mon 7 Dec): Remiger Road Campsite to Puhoi Started 8am, finished 9.30am, 6k. Pain in the head status: Had the worst migraine of the trail so far, which made me appreciate the mildness of the ones that have gone before and their responsiveness to medicines. This one came on over night, was moreContinue reading “Remiger Road to…Auckland”
Eating on Te Araroa
Confession – this is a bit of a fill-in blog, as I’m in Auckland now but disconnected from my photos, so can’t yet post a full picture of what we’ve been up to… But the topic that is constantly on the minds and lips of trampers is food, so I’m going to indulge in aContinue reading “Eating on Te Araroa”
Pakiri to Remiger campsite
Day 26 (Sat 5 Dec): Pakiri to Dome Forest Started 7.30am, summit of Mt Tamahunga 10.05am, Waiwhui road/stream/campsite 3pm, 19.5k Pain in the head status: Didn’t sleep well and a migraine grated away at me all morning until I finally succumbed and took meds, then the pain eased off, leaving me feeling deeply lethargic –Continue reading “Pakiri to Remiger campsite”
Mangawhai to Pakiri
Day 25 (Fri 4 Dec): Mangawhai to Pakiri Started at 7.35am, walked to the Mangawhai Heads Four Square for some more supplies, walked a bit further then got a lift to the start of Te Arai beach, started walking from there around 8.30am, reached Pakiri Beach Camp 1.50pm; 28k in total, about 10k by car.Continue reading “Mangawhai to Pakiri”
Waipu Cove to Mangawhai
Day 24 (Thurs 4 Dec): Waipu Cove to Mangawhai Started 8.20am, reached Mangawhai Heads Beach Camp 1.55pm, 17k; 3k to walk to shop and back Pain in the head status: Pretty good, woke up fuzzy and heavy but with a couple of coldrex under my belt, I was away. Word of the day: Rara avis,Continue reading “Waipu Cove to Mangawhai”
Reotahi to Waipu Cove
Day 22 (Tues 1 Dec): Reotahi to Ruakaka 8am pick-up from Reotahi boat ramp, 8.15am started out from Marsden Point; reached Ruakaka township around 10.30am; reached Ruakaka Beach Camp around 1.30pm; 10k Pain in the head status: Third rough night, but a reason may be discovered. The sore throat I’ve been hoping was hayfever forContinue reading “Reotahi to Waipu Cove”
Ngunguru to Reotahi
Day 20 (Sun 29 Nov): Ngunguru to Taiharuru (Tidesong) Started 10.15am, reached Horahora estuary river at 11.45am; crossed river 12.45pm; reached Tidesong camp/B&B on Taiharuru river estuary at 4pm, 16k. Pain in the head status: migraine in the night, some difficulty sleeping. Took pills and they helped; woke up fine. I knew it was tooContinue reading “Ngunguru to Reotahi”
Kaiikainga Forest to Ngunguru
Day 18 (Fri 27 Nov): Kaiikanui Forest to Whananaki Started 8.05am, finished 2.20pm, 16k Pain in the head status: Nothing significant. Some burning in the hips- my weakest link- most bothersome at night, but improving; being treated with daily yoga. Word of the day: Mellifluous, pleasantly smooth and melodious After being disturbed by growling possumsContinue reading “Kaiikainga Forest to Ngunguru”
Tramping with migraine in Aotearoa/New Zealand 