January 16th Slaty Hut(1158.5)-Mid Wairoa Hut(1176.1) Mileage: 17.6mi/28.3km Campsite Elevation: 4582ft/1397m I didn't sleep well in the hut with a snorer, and was awake at 5am. I tried to go back to sleep for awhile, but as soon as I heard someone waking, I figured...

January 15th Rocks Hut(1143.2)-Slaty Hut(1158.5) Mileage: 15.3mi/24.6km Campsite Elevation: 4582ft/1397m *Update: The kitten found yesterday is in safe hands. Becky did get to spend an evening with it in a hut. She gave him milk and they named him Pelorus. A woman I...

January 14th Pelorus Bridge(1123.4)-Rocks Hut (1143.2) Mileage: 19.8mi/31.9km Campsite Elevation: 2672ft/814m I got maybe a few hours of sleep last night. Everything was super quiet at the Holiday Park (in Havelock), and it was perfect sleeping conditions, but I was...

January 13th Abel Tasman: Mutton Cove-Wainui Car Park 6mi/9.7km I got a leisurely start this morning and left around 8am after finishing up the blogging I didn't do last night. The kids from the family I met last night were up and little Jen was immediately at my side...

January 12th Abel Tasman: Apple Tree Bay-Mutton Cove 27.3mi/44km It was a good night of sleep, and I was surprised I woke pretty early without the alarm. I thought for sure the waves would drown out the morning birds, but they didn't. I knew I had a big mileage day...

January 11th Daltons Bridge/Havelock(1119.1)-Pelorus Bridge(1123.4) Mileage on TA: 4.3mi/6.9km Mileage on Abel Tasman: 3.4mi/5.5km Campsite Elevation: Sea Level I thought I'd be more tired than I was this morning after yesterday's bigger mileage and getting to sleep...

January 10th Torea Saddle(1087.6)-Daltons Bridge/Havelock(1119.1) Mileage: 31.5mi/50.7km Campsite Elevation: 22ft/7m I slept pretty hard last night and woke up later than usual. I got going at 6:50am and had a couple of options today. It was about 22mi/36km to the...

January 9th Queen Charlotte/Tawa Bay(1062.1)-Torea Saddle(1087.6) Mileage: 25.5mi/41km Campsite Elevation: 1001ft/305m I was up and out this morning at 6:40am, before either Becky or Christophe woke up. I took a solo day two weeks ago, but it was just for the day, and...

January 8th Wellington/Shorland Park(1057.6)-Queen Charlotte Track(1062.1) Mileage: 4.5mi/7.2km Campsite Elevation: 714ft/218m I stayed up till almost 1am getting things done last night and still woke up without the alarm with the birds around 6am. I only have my...

I know I say it each time, but these zero days go by way too fast and are more draining than hiking! It had been 34 days since our last zero, so not only was the rest needed off our feet, but a lot of just regular life stuff needed to be caught up on. We each stayed...

January 5th Spicer Forest(1034.6)-Wellington/Shorland Park(1057.6) Mileage: 23mi/37km     It was a cold one last night but quite cozy in the woods on our own. We set off at 7am with the temperature at 46F/8C on a morning paved road walk to the base of Mt...

January 4th Paekakariki(1013.5)-Spicer Forest(1034.6) Mileage: 21.1mi/34km Campsite Elevation: 676ft/206m We left the Holiday Park at 7am wanting to get an early start on the day. We stopped early yesterday, so that makes today and tomorrow a bit longer to make it...

January 3rd Waikanae(1000.8)-Paekakariki(1013.5) Mileage: 12.7mi/20.4km Campsite Elevation: Sea Level Update: Yoko did make it out of the high stream section when the weather cleared yesterday. A couple that had stayed at the lodge walked out with her saying she was...

January 2nd Parawai Lodge(985.7)- Waikanae(1000.8) Mileage: 15.1mi/24.3km It rained hard much of the night, and I was really happy with our choice to land at the hut yesterday. Neither of us slept much. I think it was the remnants of the adrenaline from the previous...

January 1st Waitewaewae Hut(979.7)-Parawai Lodge(985.7) Mileage: 5.8mi/9.3km Campsite Elevation: 349ft/106m It was amazingly quiet and comfy in the hut last night. I hardly woke at all, and it was really warm. It started raining around 3am, and only stopped for a...