The hike I was meant to do was a
3 day 2 night for a total of 32 kms the hike I ended up doing was 4 days 3
nights for a total of 55 kms. This hike is known as one of the 9 great walks in
New Zealand. At the hostel a girl told me she wanted to do the hike as well and
my thought would be we would hike together. When I hike with people I stay
within view of them and you come back together. Say 1 started with a 5 km hike
in town before we reached the trail head. On day one we were able to walk along
the beaches as it was low tide. It was not a particularly difficult day and we
reached the hut where we would be spending the night in the early afternoon. As
there was a wood stove in there we decided to start a fire. I went outside to
split some fire wood and make some kindling.
The ideal way
to start a good fire start with a good amount of newspaper and on top of that
some ripped up cardboard, then kindling and lastly your firewood. As your fire
gets hotter you can add bigger pieces of wood.
One person wanted to keep putting
small pieces of wood on the fire which was frustrating as they burn quick do
not add extra heat and meant I had to cut more kindling for the next people. We
all went to bed fairly early and I was able to see one small whitetail deer.
Day two led to some interesting
back information on the timber industry in New Zealand (pictures below). We
arrived to the hut early and got our meals ready etc. Both spots were quite
nice but lots of over cast.
I will leave the rest for the
next post but wanted to share some pictures from the first couple of days of;
My Life
My Choice
My Time
Tuna Tom
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