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Getting to Cape Reinga
Day 1 Opua- Cape Reinga – Twilight Beach
Day 2 Twilight – Bluff campsite
Day 3 Bluff – Hukatere
Day 4 Hukatere – Waipapakauri
Day 5 Waipapakauri – Ahipara
Day 6 Ahipara – Mangamuka Summit
Day 7 Takahue Saddle – Raetea Forest
Day 8 Raetea – Makene – Omahuta
Day 9 Omahuta – Wet by-pass to Puketi
Day 10 Puketi Hut
Day 11 Puketi – Kerikeri
Day 12
Day 13 Opua
Day 14 Opua Lockdown
Day 15 Opua – Paihia
Back on track
Taumarunui to Whanganui
Day 16 In transit
Day 17 Taumarunui – Owhango
Day 18 Owhango – National Park
Day 19 National Park
Day 20 National Park
Day 21 Fisher Track
Day 22 Kurua Rd – Kaitieke
Day 23 Retaruke – Whakahoro
Day 24 Whakahoro
Day 25 Whakahoro – Johnson’s Shelter
Day 26 Johnson’s Shelter – Pipiriki
Day 27 Pipiriki – Matahiwi
Day 28 Matahiwi – Rivertime
Day 29 Rivertime – Whanganui
Whanganui to Wellington
Day 30 Whanganui
Day 31 Whanganui
Day 32 Whanganui – Whangaehu
Day 33 Whangaehu – Koitiata
Day 34 Koitiata – Bulls
Day 35 Bulls – Feilding
Day 36 Feilding – Palmerston North
Day 37 Logistics – Palmerston North
Day 38 Palmerston Nth – Kahuterawa Reserve
Day 39 Kahuterawa Reserve – Tokomaro Shelter
Day 40 Tokamaru Shelter – Cairn Camp
Day 41 Makahika Cairn Camp – The Outdoor Centre – Levin
Day 42 Levin – Waikanae
Day 43 Waikanae – Paekakariki
Day 44 The Escarpment, Ara Harakeke – Paremata, Wellington Central
Day 45 Zero
Day 46 Porirua – Ngaio
Day 47 Te Ahumairangi (Tinakori Hill) – Botanical Gardens
Day 48 Oriental Parade – Wellington South
Day 49 – South Island logistics
Picton to St Arnaud
Day 50 Wellington – Picton
Day 51 Picton, Ships Cove, Camp Bay Punga Cove.
Day 52, Camp Bay Punga Cove, – Cowshed Camp, Portage
Day 53 Cowshed Bay, Portage – Mistletoe Eco Village
Day 54 Mistletoe Eco Camp – Smiths Farm Camp Linkwater
Day 55 Smiths Farm Camp – Nelson
Day 56 Nelson to Pelorus Bridge
Day 57 Pelorus Bridge Carpark to Middy Hut via Captain Creek Hut
Day 58 Middy Hut to Browning Hut, via Roebuck Hut
Day 59 Browning Hut to Starveall Hut, via Hacket Hut
Day 60 Starveall Hut to Slaty Hut
Day 61 Slaty Hut to Old Mans Hut
Day 62 Old Man Hut to Mt Rintoul Hut
Day 63 Mt Rintoul Hut to Mid Wairoa Hut via Tarn Hut
Day 64 Mid Wairoa Hut to Top Wairoa Hut
Day 65 Staying put at Top Wairoa Hut
Day 66 Top Wairoa Hut to Hunters Hut
Day 67 Hunters Hut to Porters Hut
Day 68 Porters Hut to St Arnaud via Red Hills Hut
Day 69 St Arnaud
Day 70 Christmas Break
Day 71 Off again
St Arnaud to Christchurch
Day 72 Lakehead Hut to John Tait Hut
Day 73 John Tait Hut to West Sabine Hut via Upper Travers Hut
Day 74 West Sabine Hut to Blue Lake Hut
Day 75 Blue Lake Hut to Waiau Hut via Waiau Pass
Day 76 Waiau Hut to Anne Hut
Day 77 Anne Hut to Boyd Flat Hut via Anne Saddle
Day 78 Boyle Flat Hut to Boyle Outdoor Centre
Day 79 Boyle Outdoor Ed Centre to Hope Kiwi Hut
Day 80 Hope Kiwi Hut to Hurunui Hut
Day 81 Hurunui Hut to Hurunui 3 Hut
Day 82 Hurunui 3 Hut to Locke Stream Hut via Harpers Pass
Day 83 Locke Stream Hut to Arthur’s Pass Village via Aitken Carpark
Day 84 Stuck in Arthur’s Pass
Tekapo to Queenstown
Feb 5 – 6 Christchurch
7 + 8 Feb, Christchurch
Day 85 Christchurch to Tekapo
Day 86 Tekapo to Lake Ohau via Twizel
Day 87 Lake Ohau to East Ahuriri Hut (Quailburn)
Day 88 Ahuriri East Hut (Quailburn) to Tin Hut via Ahuriri River bypass bridge
Day 89 Tin Hut to Top Timaru Hut via Mt Martha Saddle
Day 90 Top Timaru Hut to Stodys Hut 1080m
Day 91 Stodys Hut to Pakituhi Hut via Breast Hill
Day 92 Pakituhi Hut to Wanaka via Lake Hawea
Day 93 Zero Wanaka
Day 94 Wanaka to Glendhu Camp
Day 95 Glendhu Camp to Free Burn Hut
Day 96 Fern Burn Hut to Highland Creek Hut
Day 97 Highland Creek Hut to Rose’s Hut
Day 98 Roses Hut to Arrowtown
Day 99 Zero day in Arrowtown
Day 100 Arrowtown – Queenstown via Frankton Five Mile Centre
Queenstown to Bluff
Day 101 Shuttle to Glenorchy – Greenstone Carpark, and then walk to Greenstone Hut
Day 102 Greenstone Hut to Taipo Hut, Mavora Walkway
Day 103 Taipo Hut to Carey’s Hut via Boundary Hut, Mavora Walkway
Day 104 Carey’s Hut to Kiwi Burn Hut via Mavora Camping Area
Day 105 Kiwi Burn Hut to Te Anau
Day 106 Te Anau Zero Day
Day 107 Te Anau to Aparima Hut via Princhester Hut, Takitimu Track
Day 108 Aparima Hut to Wairaki Hut
Day 109 Lower Wairaki Hut to Telford Campsite
Day 110 Telford Campsite to Birchwood Station
Day 111 Birchwood Station to Merrivale Hut
Day 112 Merrivale Hut to Martins Hut. Longwood Forest
Day 113 Martins Hut to Riverton via Tinaka Beach Track, Long Hilly Track and Round Hill Track
Day 114 Riverton to Invercargill via Oreti Beach
Day 115 FINAL Invercargill to Bluff via Foveaux Track
Nailed it
Day 112 Merrivale Hut to Martins Hut. Longwood Forest
March 14, 2022
March 13, 2022
Day 111 Birchwood Station to Merrivale Hut
March 13, 2022
March 12, 2022
Day 110 Telford Campsite to Birchwood Station
March 13, 2022
March 12, 2022
Day 109 Lower Wairaki Hut to Telford Campsite
March 12, 2022
March 12, 2022
Day 108 Aparima Hut to Wairaki Hut
March 8, 2022
March 7, 2022
Day 107 Te Anau to Aparima Hut via Princhester Hut, Takitimu Track
March 7, 2022
March 6, 2022
Day 106 Te Anau Zero Day
March 5, 2022
March 2, 2022
Day 105 Kiwi Burn Hut to Te Anau
March 4, 2022
March 2, 2022
Day 104 Carey’s Hut to Kiwi Burn Hut via Mavora Camping Area
March 4, 2022
March 2, 2022
Day 103 Taipo Hut to Carey’s Hut via Boundary Hut, Mavora Walkway
March 3, 2022
March 2, 2022
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