Auckland

The largest city in New Zealand has beautiful museums and parks and is entered from the north via a series of coastal communities.

TA audio narrative: gratitude

November 29, 2018 5 comments

I just happened to be passing through Auckland at Thanksgiving and have a lot to be grateful for.

November 25, 2018 7 comments

The trail winds south through Ambury Park, reclaimed coastal wetlands and past the airport.

November 24, 2018 4 comments

It’s a rainy day for slackpacking up Maungakiecke and through Jellicoe Park to Manukau Bay.

November 23, 2018 12 comments

“Slackpacking” is section-backpacking while sleeping in the same place each night.

November 22, 2018 18 comments

Absolutely exhausted from a month of walking, Blissful takes a well-deserved rest day, or “zero.”

November 21, 2018 18 comments

After water up to the navel in Okura Estuary, it’s a beautiful walk down the North Shore to Auckland.

November 20, 2018 4 comments

The tides must be timed to walk the beautiful rocky beach near Orewa, then it’s road to Stillwater.

November 19, 2018 8 comments

Blissful waits out the tides at the Puhoi Pub, then kayaks down the river to Wenderholm.

November 18, 2018 13 comments

It’s “tramping track” through the Dome Forest, one boardwalk section of Kauri, and a long walk to Puhoi.

November 17, 2018 2 comments

From Pakiri beach, it’s straight up into muddy bush and views from Mt Tamahunga before the Dome Forest.