Day 46/50 🥾Te Araroa Trail - The North Island 🇳🇿
📍Supported by ZOLEO @zoleolifeeurope #ChallengeWithZoleo
ℹ️Stats: Date: Saturday 16th December
Weather: rainy all day
From: River Pā - 20 Reikorangi Rd
Start time: 8.50am
To: Paekakariki Holiday Park
End time: 2.30pm
Accommodation: campsite 🏕️
Terrain:
🥾Km: 27
🦶Steps: 34,788
Total Km: 1643/1715 = 96% ✅
💰Costs: $20 camping
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 4/10
Fatigue: 4/10
Ease of terrain: 3/10
⭐️Highlights: it stopped raining long enough for me to set up the tent.
🏔️Challenges: I was just so wet all day long. My waterproofs gave up! It got miserable. I took like 3 pictures as I didn’t want to get my phone wet.
💭Thoughts: it’s so close to the end. I’m feeling done with the North Island. I’ve checked the weather for the next few days. It’s going to be windy - but fingers crossed no rain.
Day 47/50 🥾Te Araroa Trail - The North Island 🇳🇿
📍Supported by ZOLEO @zoleolifeeurope #ChallengeWithZoleo
ℹ️Stats: Sunday 17th December
Weather: windy but dry
From: Paekakariki Holiday Park
Start time: 7.50am
To: Camp Elsdon, Porirua
End time: 4.20pm
Accommodation: bed in a cabin
Terrain: tracks, swing bridges, roads
🥾Km: 30
🦶Steps: 38,477
Total Km: 1671/1715 = 97% ✅
💰Costs: $38 food
$30 cabin
Total = $68
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 6/10
Fatigue: 8/10
Ease of terrain: 4/10
⭐️Highlights: Escarpment Track was really fun! Loved the swing bridges in the wind!
🏔️Challenges: feeling very tired.
💭Thoughts: just a few more days to go! Final push!
Day 48/50 🥾Te Araroa Trail - The North Island 🇳🇿
📍Supported by ZOLEO @zoleolifeeurope #ChallengeWithZoleo
ℹ️Stats: Monday 18th December
Weather: Sunny & windy 🌬️
From: Camp Elsdon
Start time: 8.20am
To: Wellington
End time: 5pm
Accommodation: 4 bed dorm - bottom bunk
Terrain: stairs, grassy paths, farmland, forest sections.
🥾Km: 30.4
🦶Steps: 39,080
🚗Hitch to old coach road - Bridget 🙏 6k - whose daughters listened to the Tough Girl Podcast 😊
Total Km: 1704/1715 = 99% ✅
💰Costs: $6.50 cable car down into Wellington
$55 food resupply New World.
$36 accommodation (2 nights)
total = $97.50
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 7/10 - a good day 🥳
Fatigue: 6/10 - I just more tired now - it is what it is
Ease of terrain: 5/10
⭐️Highlights: all of today was great (getting a hitch and avoiding the road walking helped) . Stunning views walking into Wellington. Reaching Wellington!!!
🏔️Challenges: the 700+ stairs at the beginning were a ‘fun’ way to start the day! 😂
💭Thoughts: Final 11k of the North Island tomorrow 🥳 excited to see some of the street art as well. 🎨
Day 49/50 🥾Te Araroa Trail - The North Island 🇳🇿
📍Supported by ZOLEO @zoleolifeeurope #ChallengeWithZoleo
ℹ️Stats: Tuesday 19th December
Weather: hot & sunny ☀️
From: Wellington
Start time: 9am
To: Wellington!
End time: 2.30pm
Accommodation: The Cambridge Hotel (backpacker section) 4 bed dorm.
Terrain: Southern Walkway - nice route, through forests, playing fields, roads and towns with stunning views.
🥾Km: 22
🦶Steps: 28,109
Total Km: 1715/1715 = 100% ✅
💰Costs: $2.50 bus fare back to centre
$32 food resupply
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 8/10 lovely day - lovely weather
Fatigue: 5/10 - stopped at 11.30am for an hour - to sunbath and read.
Ease of terrain: 5/10 a few steep climbs.
⭐️Highlights: being in the hills and being able to look down on the city and see the coast.
🚎Super easy to get the bus back to the city (bus 1). I sat on the top deck and had great views.
🏔️Challenges: none.
💭Thoughts: a really nice walk to finish off the North Island. Really pleased the weather was good as well - it made all the difference.
Day 50/50 🥾Te Araroa Trail - The North Island 🇳🇿
📍Supported by ZOLEO @zoleolifeeurope #ChallengeWithZoleo
ℹ️Stats: Wednesday 20th December
Weather: sunny ☀️ & windy 🌬️
From: Wellington City - Cambridge Hotel
Start time: 12pm
To: Port Melbourne
End time: 6.30pm
Accommodation: blow up mattress on the floor
Terrain: 3 min walk, bus 26 mins, plane ✈️ 4hrs, 13 mins from the plane to the exit at the airport, car 🚗 30 mins , Port Melbourne, Bro’s home 🏡
💰Costs: $10 bus to airport (really efficient and cheap)
⭐️Highlights: getting from the place, through immigration and bio security checks in 13 mins. A new record for me. It helped only having 1 bag for hand luggage.
🏔️Challenges: none - everything went to plan
💭Thoughts: I’m pleased to be taking a little break (10 days) massive shout out to everyone who is carrying straight on. I need some down time, and time to reflect on the North island and to close this chapter off.
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