Davies Bay - Havelock - Pelorus bridge

Vi gik de resterende få kilometer ind mod et område, hvor der var nogle enkelte huse, og håbede på at kunne få et lift til Havelock, da størstedelen af strækningen var vej. Det lykkedes dog ikke, og vi gik yderligere 7 km, før vi fik et lift af en lokal mand, som havde en meget stærk accent, som vi havde svært ved at forstå, men som skulle hele vejen ind til byen Havelock.

I Havelock satte vi os på en café og fik noget at spise, samtidig med at vi kunne oplade vores powerbanks. I byen handlede vi ind i den lille lokale butik, hvor vi fik forsyninger til de kommende fire dage. Derefter fik vi endnu et lift ud af byen mod Pelorus Bridge, hvor vi overnattede. Her kunne vi tage et varmt bad for 1 $, hvilket var utrolig tiltrængt! Vi slog vores telte op nede ved floden, men idyllen blev hurtigt afbrudt af hovedvejen, der lå lige på den anden side.

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We walked the last few kilometers toward an area with a handful of houses and hoped to get a lift to Havelock, as most of the stretch was on the road. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out, and we walked another 7 km before getting a lift from a local man. He had a very strong accent that we had trouble understanding, but he was heading all the way into the town of Havelock.

In Havelock, we sat down at a café and had something to eat while also charging our power banks. In town, we shopped at the small local store and stocked up on supplies for the next four days. After that, we got another lift out of town toward Pelorus Bridge, where we stayed overnight. There, we were able to take a hot shower for $1, which was incredibly needed! We pitched our tents down by the river, but the idyll was quickly interrupted by the main road just on the other side.Read more