Day 85: Queenstown (0km) Uneventful day, I expected a huge storm, but all we got was a little bit of rain in town. Nevertheless it looked...

Day 79 - 81: Wanaka I'm far ahead of my schedule. With only 10-15 hiking days (420km) and 1.5 months until my onward flight to the United...

Day 74: Lake Tekapo to Twizel (55km) The last nights storm had passed and I was looking into clear blue skies again. I had to walk 1km...

Day 70: Glenrock to Double Hut (31km) Me and 7 other hikers took the shuttle at noon back to the trail on the now southern shore of the...

Day 65: Hanmer Springs to 2079.7 (10km + 7km) Leaving Hamner Springs was hard. The town was lovely and had a lot of good eateries. I...

Day 61: St. Arnaud to 1978.7 (35km) After the challenging Richmond mountains I had planned for a rather easy day. I left St. Arnaud after...

Day 56: Havelock to Middy Creek Hut (48km) The hike out of Havelock followed a gravel road for some 10km and than switched on a track...

Day 53: Wellington to Ship Cove and Madsen Camp When beauty hits you like a hammer... I got up early today. The ferry to the South...

After finishing all my chores in Wellington, i found some time to capture some moments from my drone videos. Due to technical and editing...

Day 48: Waikanae to Camp Elsdon (43km) Only two days left on the North Island! These two days would be mainly characterized by suburban...

Day 40: Whanganui to Koitiata Campground (39km) It was great to rest my feet for a few days on the canoe, but overall I was happy to be...

Day 35: Whakahoro to John Coull The canoes were supposed to arrive at 9am, so I got up at 7:30am, packed my stuff and had a great bacon &...

Day 30: Taumarunui to Owhango to 1094.2 (35.6km + 15) Lost! For the first time on this trip I went way beyond my limit, on a day that...

Day 25 Auckland to Te Kuiti (11.5km) The Intercity bus from Auckland to Te Kuiti looked rather special and more like a train than an...

Day 21: Hamilton to Free Camp Km 790.9 (31km) The bus arrived in Hamilton at noon, I grabbed my backpack and headed for the trail. It...

Day 16: Mangawhei Heads to Pakiri Beach (28km) For today, the last major beachwalk was scheduled. After an easy 4-5km hike from Mangawhei...

Day 13: Ngunguru to Ocean Beach (30km) Two major estuaries had to be crossed that day. According to James' briefing I left camp just...

Day 9: Kerikeri to Paihia (28km) I got up at 7 am, got myself ready and walked up that gnarly hill at the holiday park campground. After...

Day 5: Ahipara to Makene Road Campground. Hitch from Ahipara to Ratea Forest and 20 km hike. The section from Ahipara to the Ratea Forest...

Getting to Cape Reinga I got up at 6 am, had a shower and a short breakfast at McDonalds. At 6:45 am I started roadwalking towards Cape...