Left Ahipara at 7:00am and headed for the Herikino track. Arrived at the start super early as I accepted a lift up the hill from a young guy going to his first day of work on a farm. There goes my walking NZ credibility. In my defence, I had already been accosted by three dogs …
I managed to get up slightly before dawn thanks to a great sleep at Utea Park, had a brief conversation with the owner and got underway. Perfect walking weather! Light in the morning, slightly overcast once the sun rose a bit, tail wind, the whole caboose really. Things began to go downhill from there. I …
Actually, this will start a little further back than Ahipara…… Dad and I traveled up from Auckland on Monday, firstly to Kaiwaka to see Ashley and Aubrey, Kaikohe for lunch, and then to Ahipara to stay the night at the YHA and hopefully pick up any news from hikers who had just finished 90 mile. …