Day 91-97
February 6 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Had to return to Wellington as I got what I think was food poisoning. Had to spend 6 days recovering.
Day 98
February 12 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Day 1 of south Island after recovering I had a ferry ride and a short walk. The weka have little fear of people.
Day 99
February 13 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Short walk through the rain lost my glasses at some point. More great views though.
Day 100
February 15 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Nice walk good fun and great views
Day 101
February 15 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Nice walk and more great views
Day 102-104
February 16 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
No pictures of the walk it was boring and long with not much to see
Day 105
February 17 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
A really long and hot walk to the first hut of the Richmond ranges. A total of 44kms of walking most of it roads.
Day 106
February 18 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
A nice day of walking kinda sucked walking up the mountain though.
Day 107
February 19 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
A long walk with the first glimpses of the mountains to come. Stayed the night before the hike out to nelson.
Day 108
February 20 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Had to hitch out and spent the day eating what I wanted and lazing around the day
Day 109
February 21 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Had a slow hike up to the top but had some great views of the mountains to come. Plus a cool stick
Day 110- 111
February 23 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
I believe I pushed myself too hard and had to take a break and recover after a few big days of walking.
Day 112
February 24 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Hard hike but felt strong and I feel like a broken record but the views of all the mountains were amazing except for mount Rintoul.
Day 113
February 26 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
The start of a lot of fake descends where I think that I'm going downhill and then immediately start going up another hill before coming up up to a nice little hut by a river
Day 114- 115
February 26 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Tough slow hike with blisters making it more hard than it needed to be, but it was a good hike nonetheless.
Day 116
February 28 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Final stretch of Richmond ranges to red hills hut
Day 117-124
March 4 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Had an extended rest while I waited for my father to arrive in New Zealand. I spent five days in a hostel where I did next to nothing but eat and a little wandering around town.
Day 125- 129
March 7 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
I spent a few days with Annie and her family while I waited the final few days as dad arrived in new Zealand to join me on my adventure. The amazing hospitality of Annie, Simon, Tanysha and Thea wasRead more
Day 130
March 11 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
After some deliberation about the weather on trail. My father and I decided to do a side quest and hit up the Abel Tasman a famous hike along a great coastal track. The first day was filled with jokesRead more
