3074.5 / 3074.5 km 100.0% Stirling Point, Bluff, Southern Terminus of Te Araroa
Rolling Hills on the Way to Fielding
Saturday, January 13, 2024 10:48 pm
Location: Feilding / Feilding Hotel (1492.7 km)

A 20 km road walk through cattle ranches and rolling hills took us from Bulls to Feilding.

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Driftwood on Turakina Beach
Friday, January 12, 2024 10:51 pm
Location: Bulls / Bulls Motel & Holiday Park (1472.5 km)

A trek down Turakina Beach led us to a long road walk to Bulls. (The town, not the animal, though there were plenty of those too.)

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Whangaehu Beach
Thursday, January 11, 2024 10:25 pm
Location: Koitiata Camping Ground (1439.4 km)

Leaving Whanganui took us on a long road walk, bringing us to our first ocean beach since Auckland.

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Peter Tries to Carry Four Barrels at Once
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 10:54 pm
Location: Whanganui / Braemar House B&B (1405.3 km)

Our last day on the Whanganui River brought us to the city of Whanganui.

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Whanganui River
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 9:19 pm
Location: Hipango Park (1380.1 km)

Our fourth and penultimate day on the Whanganui River was much calmer than our first three days, making for an “easy”, but still tiring, day down the river.

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