Palmerston - Moturimu whare

Afsted gik det mod starten af Tararua Forest Park, som vi skal igennem de kommende dage. Det var hårdt for kroppen at komme i gang igen! Men vi kom igennem de 26 km grusvej/skovstier.

Vi vidste, at halvvejsskiltet skulle dukke op på et tidspunkt i dag, og det var et kæmpe højdepunkt, da vi så det! Kort efter holdt vi pause ved et bord/bænkesæt, men tog hurtigt videre, da vinden blæste alt væk, man tog ud af tasken.

Da vi ankom til campstedet, var der ingen, der ville sove indenfor i hytten/skuret, og vi tog derfor glædeligt plads indenfor, da det senere skulle regne. Senere dukkede, til min overraskelse, et newzealandsk par op, som jeg gik Timber Trail med, men som jeg ikke har set siden.

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Off we went towards the start of Tararua Forest Park, which we will be crossing over the coming days. It was tough for the body to get going again! But we made it through the 26 km of gravel road and forest trails.

We knew that the halfway sign was supposed to appear at some point today, and it was a huge highlight when we finally saw it! Shortly after, we took a break at a picnic table, but quickly moved on again, as the wind blew everything out of our bags.

When we arrived at the campsite, no one wanted to sleep inside the hut/shelter, so we gladly took a spot indoors, as it was going to rain later. Later on, to my surprise, a New Zealand couple showed up who I had walked the Timber Trail with, but whom I hadn’t seen since.Read more