3039.7 / 3074.5 km 98.9% Invercargil / Tuatara Lodge

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Ocean Beach and Bream Head
Day 19: Ocean Beach, Bream Head, and Road Walk to Reotahi Bay
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 7:59 pm
Location: Reotahi Bay Campsite (400.0 km)

After continuing along Ocean Beach, we traversed the Bream Head ridge, arriving at Whangarei Harbour, ready to cross on a ferry tomorrow.

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Wetlands Near the Horahora River
Day 18: Horahora River, Taiharuru River, and Ocean Beach
Monday, November 27, 2023 9:35 pm
Location: Ocean Beach / Jagger’s Camp (381.7 km)

Three tidal estuary crossings and half a beach brought us to an old camp on a farm.

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Longest Footbridge in the Southern Hemisphere
Day 17: A Long Footbridge, and Road Walk to Ngunguru
Sunday, November 26, 2023 9:06 pm
Location: Nikau Bay Eco Camp (355.8 km)

After more great ocean views and a tiny resupply, we took a ferry across a river and prepared for two more river crossings tomorrow.

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View North Towards Helena Bay
Day 16: Road Walk to Whananaki
Saturday, November 25, 2023 8:27 pm
Location: Whananaki Holiday Park (329.2 km)

A road walk detour brought us to the outskirts of Whananaki, setting us up for a river crossing tomorrow.

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Whangaruru Harbor
Day 15: Road Walk to Helena Bay and Helena Ridge
Friday, November 24, 2023 7:40 pm
Location: Hay Road Campsite (306.4 km)

Farmland gave way to a beautiful bay as we resumed a southward track across the Northlands of New Zealand.

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