Riverton - Invercargill

Anden sidste dag på Te Araroa og 30 km langs stranden mod Invercargill. Vejret var perfekt med medvind hele vejen og solskin.

I dag blev 3.000 km-mærket krydset, hvilket blev fejret med gulerodskage og cola! Derefter er der kun 58 km til skiltet i Bluff. Midt på stranden kom der en gruppe andre vandrere, som havde overnattet det samme sted som os. Vi har set dem on/off de seneste dage og slutter også med dem i Bluff.

Det var ret specielt at gå langs stranden som en af de sidste dage, når de første dage af turen startede på 90 Mile Beach. Det vækkede derfor også mange minder frem fra de seneste måneder og alt, hvad jeg har oplevet.

Efter stranden kørte vi med en ældre dame, der havde været nede på stranden for at lufte sin hund, mod Invercargill, hvor vi havde booket et hostel. Her mødte vi flere andre vandrere, som havde afsluttet deres eventyr dagen før, eller som også skulle til at afslutte deres i løbet af de kommende dage.

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Second-to-last day on Te Araroa and 30 km along the beach towards Invercargill. The weather was perfect, with tailwind the entire way and sunshine.

Today, we crossed the 3,000 km mark, which was celebrated with carrot cake and Coke! After that, there are only 58 km left to the sign in Bluff. In the middle of the beach, a group of other hikers appeared who had stayed at the same place as us the night before. We’ve seen them on and off over the past few days and will also finish with them in Bluff.

It felt quite special to walk along the beach on one of the final days, considering that the first days of the journey had started on Ninety Mile Beach. It brought back many memories from the past months and everything I’ve experienced.

After the beach, we got a ride with an elderly lady who had been down at the beach walking her dog, heading towards Invercargill, where we had booked a hostel. There, we met several other hikers who had finished their adventure the day before or were about to finish theirs in the coming days.Læs mere