Whangārei Heads - Uretiti Beach Camp

Dagen forinden havde vi booket en tur med en lokal “vandtaxi” for at krydse Whangārei-havnen.

Vi krydsede derfor havnen kl. 08 og gik til Marsden gennem et nedlagt olieraffinaderi for at handle ind, da vi alle ikke rigtig havde noget mad tilbage. Her havde vi en længere pause med smoothie, indkøb samt tørring af telt. Jeg havde dagen forinden bestemt mig for en rolig dag, hvilket drengene var med på. Vi gik derfor til Uretiti Beach Camp. På vejen splittede vi op, da vi ikke var enige om at gå langs stranden eller vejen.

Ved et andet supermarked på vejen mødte vi en sød dame, der havde fem skibsarbejdere fra Kina med for at handle ind. Hun spurgte, om vi ville have et lift på hendes tilbagevej. Vi sagde, at vi ville finde et lift til de sidste par km, da vejen var ret så trafikeret, eftersom det var en motorvej. Efter en halv time kom hun tilbage og så, at vi stadig sad og spiste snacks, hvortil hun kørte os til vores camp, da hun alligevel skulle den vej og boede nede ad vejen.

Vi havde masser af tid til at vaske tøj i dag, som kunne blive tørret i solen, hvilket var tiltrængt!

Aviaja er i dag landet i Auckland, og på mandag mødes vi endelig efter ikke at have set hinanden i årevis. Derefter starter et par ugers on/off trail med roadtrip, sightseeing og vandring.

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The day before, we had booked a trip with a local “water taxi” to cross Whangārei Harbour.

So, we crossed the harbour at 8 a.m. and walked to Marsden through an old, closed-down oil refinery to do some shopping, as none of us really had any food left. There, we took a longer break with smoothies, grocery shopping, and drying out our tents. The day before, I had decided to take it easy, and the guys agreed. So, we walked to Uretiti Beach Camp. On the way, we split up, as we couldn’t agree on whether to walk along the beach or the road.

At another supermarket along the way, we met a kind woman who was there with five ship workers from China doing some grocery shopping. She asked if we wanted a ride back with her later. We said we’d try to find a lift for the last few kilometers, as the road was quite busy since it was a highway. After about half an hour, she came back and saw that we were still sitting there eating snacks, so she ended up driving us to our camp, as she was heading that way anyway and lived just down the road.

We had plenty of time to do laundry today, which could dry in the sun, much needed!

Aviaja arrived in Auckland today, and on Monday we’ll finally meet again after not having seen each other for years. After that, we’ll start a few weeks of on/off trail life with a mix of road tripping, sightseeing, and hiking.Læs mere