Te Araroa - The Long Pathway

Hooray, we've finished half of the islands! We arrived in Wellington, and have spent the last few days planning for the south island.

We made it through the much anticipated Tararuas! They were tough, dangerous for the unprepared, and amazing.

We're finally back to what we came here to do: walking. We spent about a week walking from Whanganui to Levin, the last resupply point b...

Finally back on the trail! The river journey was a perfect place to pick back up on the trail - we spent 5 days paddling about 160 kms down ...

We took a detour to spend Christmas in Wellington, the capitol city of New Zealand. There's quite a bit to do there, and we welcomed all...

Back on the trail! Well, sort of, and only temporarily. Liz rested her foot in Te Kuiti with Donna and Brett, while I headed out to hike abo...

We've spent the last five days in Te Kuiti, staying with Donna and Brett, and making some great new friends! Liz has also had the first ...