3039.7 / 3074.5 km
98.9%
Invercargil / Tuatara Lodge
Posts are delayed by a week, and publish at noon NZDT (7 pm EDT).
Sunday, January 7, 2024 9:27 pm
Location: Ngaporo Campsite (1307.8 km)
Today was our second day on the Whanganui River, a long 44km stretch that gave us more interesting rapids than yesterday.
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Saturday, January 6, 2024 9:02 pm
Location: John Coull Campsite (1263.2 km)
Today is the first day of our five day canoe trip down the Whanganui River.
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Friday, January 5, 2024 9:26 pm
Location: Whakahoro Campsite (1227.1 km)
A road walk down a gravel road brought us just short of the Whanganui River.
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Thursday, January 4, 2024 9:34 pm
Location: Kaitieke War Memorial / Coupers Crossing (1202.4 km)
A road walk (with quite some variety) took us from National Park to Coupers Crossing, the home of a trail angel who provides camping space for hikers.
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Wednesday, January 3, 2024 10:12 pm
Location: National Park Village / YHA National Park (1174.7 km)
Continuing through Tongariro National Park, we made our way to the small town of National Park Village.
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