Pausentag & Resupply

Nachem Ninety Mile beach hani mi gfreut zum mol e tag pause mache. Vill vo de andere wanderer si denn scho nach kaitaia und hei denn dört im hostel übernachtet. Aber ich ha mehr lust ha uf mis zält-einzelzimmer und ha in Ahipara e wunderschöne zältplatz gfunde. A mim pausetag hani vill gässe und e paar telefon gmacht. Es het zwar immer widr grägnet und isch schwül gsi, has aber chlich sehr chöne gniesse.

Am nöchste tag bim zält zämeruume hani denn d nele kenneglernt. Si isch au e TA wandererin vo dütschland. Mir hei eus denn grad zämedo zum autostöpple, resupply vom ässe in kaitaia und denn nomol autostöpple zumene Krishna Sanctuary wo grad am start gsi isch für die nöchsti etappe. Im Krishna Sanctuary hämer imene bächli baded und sehr feins indischs ässe gässe. E wunderschöne ort mit pflanze, blueme und früsche frücht - zmittst ide hügel.

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After Ninety Mile Beach, I was really looking forward to taking a rest day. Many of the other hikers had already made their way to Kaitaia and spent the night in a hostel there. But I preferred the idea of having my “tent-as-a-single-room,” so I found a beautiful campsite in Ahipara. On my rest day, I ate a lot and made a few phone calls. Even though it kept raining on and off and the air was humid, I still managed to enjoy it quite a bit.

The next morning, while packing up my tent, I met Nele. She’s also a TA hiker from Germany. We immediately decided to team up to hitchhike, restock food in Kaitaia, and then hitch again to the Krishna Sanctuary, which was right at the start of the next section. At the Krishna Sanctuary, we cooled off in a small creek and enjoyed some delicious Indian food. It’s a beautiful place full of plants, flowers, and fresh fruit — tucked away in the middle of the hills.Read more