I wrote the kiwi lady in the middle of the night that I am staying out a bit longer. I researched about the knee pain and as I still feel it I am afraid of further injuries. So now I am taking a couple of days break staying with an acquaintance. Hopefully after 3 more days of rest it will look better. Otherwise I will have to come up with alternative plans for the next 2 months until I leave….
I had a great sleep in this morning after sleeping really well and comfy last night. Got up at 9am and had breakfast before renting one of the tree bikes the hostel has on offer. I took the bike to go around town to get some OSM bars to replace my crackers and cheese lunch that I am getting sick of. I also stopped by the warehouse to get small travel containers for soap etc. to fill my sunblock and…
From Browning Hut to NelsonHiking time: 09:15a.m.-12:00p.m.Daily/Total distance: 11.3km (6.6 off track)/157.2km (46 hitched)Steps: 20406Weather: blazing sun Last night was the worst one I had yet. There were soo many mosquitoes inside the hut I didn’t really get much sleep. While I was at first still reading, I already smashed about 10 mosquitoes. As I then turned in for the night I kept hearing one next to my ear. After I got that one a new one appeared. It was…
Pelorus River Track from Captain Creek Hut to Browning HutHiking time: 08:30a.m.-07:00p.m.Daily/Total distance: 21km/152.5km (46 hitched)Steps: 36046Weather: sunny I got up at 7am today and started packing everything up except the tent. There is still quite an accumulation of sandflies below my tent fly. The fly is also wet from condensation. I went outside to eat my breakfast. As the sandflies were already out and about again and I couldn’t be bothered otherwise I ate my porridge cold soaked. Wasn’t…
Pelorus River Track from Pelorus Bridge to Captain Creek HutHiking time: 09:30a.m.-03:40p.m.Daily/Total distance: 22.5km/131.5km (8/46 hitched)Steps: 25438Weather: sunny I got up this morning just before 8am. Everyone except the Dutch family and the German couple had already left. The couple were staying an additional night. The family was just leaving as I got up. I had breakfast, packed my bag including my massive 20L food bag and set off towards the cafe. Here I filled up my water bottle with…
From Havelock to Pelorus BridgeHiking time: noneDaily/Total distance: 20km hitched/109km (38km hitched)Steps: none hikingWeather: cloudless and sunny Upon waking up this morning I immediately decided not to hike today. The tow feels better but I want to be on the safe side concerning this before I go into the backcountry. So I will either hitch to Pelorus Bridge or stay am additional night here. Hitching to Pelorus has the upside of my food package being there. Otherwise I will have…
From Davies Bay Campsite to HavelockHiking time: 08:30a.m.-09:30a.m.Daily/Total distance: 21km/89km (18 hitched)Steps: 10193Weather: overcast I started out the morning waking to throbbing pain in my left pinky toe. Well, that sill probably be my blister. I also heard a bit of drizzle on my tent at 7am and was really annoyed about not having avoided this by getting up earlier and having everything packed. But as soon as it had started it was already gone. Looking outside I found the…
Queen Charlotte Track from Clashed Bay to Davies Bay Campsite Hiking time: 09:40a.m.-03:40p.m.Daily/Total distance: 17km/68kmSteps: 28647Weather: rain I’m the morning, drizzle afterwards and sun and wind in the afternoon During the last night I woke up repeatedly during the night due to rain. It had started around midnight and the wind kept blowing more and more rain onto the tent. It hadn’t stopped at 7:30am. The wind continued to blow every now and then and blew more and more rain…
Queen Charlotte Track from Camp Bay to Clashed Bay CampsiteHiking time: 08:30a.m.-05:30p.m.Daily/Total distance: 24km/51kmSteps: 34016Weather: cloudy with drizzling rain setting in the afternoon The night wasn’t going too well for me. I kept waking up pretty much every 30 min. I finally got up at 7:40am. At that point I found 5 big mosquitoes in my tent. I killed them all and found some of my blood in them. This could explain the bad night-.- I was slow in getting…
Queen Charlotte Track from Ship Cove to Camp Bay Campsite Hiking time: 09:30a.m.-05:30p.m. (including brakes)Daily/Total distance: 27km/27kmSteps: 38984Weather: sunny with few clouds at the start Well, even though I went to bed quite early last night, there where some inconsiderate other guests arriving after 12am, who turned on the light and packed their things rather loudly for an hour. So much for getting a good night’s sleep. I got up at 7am, taking all of my things out of the…