Whanganui - Palmerston North

Fra Whanganui tog vi, lidt lugtende, bussen videre til Palmerston North, da de efterfølgende 100 km hovedsageligt består af motorvej og en lille smule strand. Efter at have været mange dage undervejs uden en reel hviledag, var det meget tiltrængt! Jeg havde derfor booket et motelværelse med en dejlig seng og varmt bad, hvilket var yderst tiltrængt; trods et par badninger i floden forsvandt flodlugten ikke bare lige.

Den oprindelige plan var bare to overnatninger, men vejrudsigten sagde meget dårligt vejr om onsdagen, og jeg besluttede mig derfor for en ekstra dag, hvilket var en helt igennem god beslutning, da det konstant har regnet og en gang imellem tordnet.

Hviledagene bød på en masse mad, indkøb til den kommende lange strækning, en masse søvn, vask af tøj og alt andet, der kunne vaskes eller få fjernet lugt, samt en tur på go-kart-bane!

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From Whanganui, we took the slightly smelly bus on to Palmerston North, as the next 100 km mostly consist of highway and a small stretch of beach. After many days on the trail without a real rest day, it was very much needed! I had therefore booked a motel room with a lovely bed and a hot shower, which was extremely necessary; despite a couple of dips in the river, the river smell didn’t just disappear.

The original plan was only two nights, but the weather forecast predicted very bad weather on Wednesday, so I decided on an extra day — which turned out to be an excellent decision, as it has been raining constantly and occasionally thundering.

The rest days offered plenty of food, shopping for the upcoming long stretch, lots of sleep, laundry for clothes and everything else that could be washed or have its smell removed, and a trip to the go-kart track!Read more