A Nearo Day

From Puhoi to Tamahere!
Today was a day of repositioning ourselves for rest and recovery.
We started the day with a relaxed 2 hour 8km kayak down the Puhoi river with what had become our group of walkers. By road, it was a 7 minute drive! On arrival at Wenderholm Regional Park, we all went our separate ways - it is strange to think we will probably not encounter those people again.
Our plans to stay overnight at Wenderholm were thwarted by Auckland Regional Council 's overdeveloped H&S system that would not allow an injured hiker with a very small tent to stay, as the campsite was fully booked.
So after lunch on the beach with dotterels & godwits, our little progress on the trail extended a bit further as we road walked half an hour to catch a bus to central Auckland. We then walked half an hour to Ben's flat (shower, muffins and a cup of tea), then Ben braved our pungent hiker odour & drove us down to Tamahere, near Hamilton, to stay at my brother's place for a few days.
And here we shall remain for a wee while.
BTW, the Nearo from the title of this footprint is hiker talk for a near zero day. And a zero day is hiker talk for a day where no progress is made on the trail, usually for rest and restocking.Leer más