“The Farm” - Kōmanawa farmstay

Dagen før havde jeg fået arrangeret et lift med en, der arbejder ved Skips Fish N Chips i Ōskura. Dermed skippede jeg 10 km landevej, hvilket jeg absolut ikke havde noget imod. Jeg ventede nede ved stranden, til de åbnede, hvor jeg bestilte en omgang fish and chips, en god start på dagen kl. 11.

Herefter tog jeg videre for at starte på Helena Ridge Track. Mange gange, inden man træder ind i en skov, skal man rengøre sine sko for ikke at medbringe sygdomme ind i andre skovområder.
Endelig noget mere spændende at kigge på! Jeg havde dog ikke forventet så mange trappetrin, men et fantastisk sted at gå!

Meget af Te Araroa ruten går igennem private områder og derfor også marker med dyr. Jeg farede lidt vildt rundt inde på en mark i noget buskads mellem nogle tyre. Jeg var ret så fokuseret på, at tyrene ikke kom imod mig, men mistede undervejs det rigtige spor, hvilket sendte mig på en times omvej.

Jeg ankom derfor ret sent til det sted, jeg skulle overnatte, og nåede lige at sætte mit telt op, inden det blev mørkt. Det bedste ved dette sted var, at de havde en elektrisk massagestol! Til gengæld var der også rigtig mange sandflies!

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The day before, I had arranged a ride with someone who works at Skips Fish N Chips in Ōkura. That way, I skipped 10 km of road walking, which I certainly didn’t mind. I waited down by the beach until they opened, where I ordered a serving of fish and chips, a good start to the day at 11 a.m.

Afterwards, I continued on to start the Helena Ridge Track. Many times, before entering a forest, you have to clean your shoes to avoid bringing diseases into other forest areas.
Finally, something more exciting to look at! I hadn’t expected so many steps, though, but it was a fantastic place to walk!

Much of the Te Araroa trail goes through private land and therefore also through fields with animals. I got a bit lost in some bushes in the middle of a field with a few bulls. I was quite focused on making sure the bulls didn’t come towards me, but along the way, I lost the correct trail, which sent me on a one-hour detour.

I therefore arrived quite late at the place where I was going to camp and just managed to set up my tent before it got dark. The best thing about this place was that they had an electric massage chair! On the other hand, there were also a lot of sandflies!Read more