3RY Update Part:
17
Date:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th August ‘19
Day:
194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199
Title:
⁃ Kaitaia Rest Day #2
⁃ Ahipara – 90 Mile Beach 🏝
⁃ Avocado’s and baby seals – 90 Mile Beach 🏝
⁃ No rain! – 90 Mile Beach 🏝
⁃ Sandy AF – 90 Mile Beach 🏝
⁃ Giant Sand Dunes and Snapper – 90 Mile Beach 🏝
KM Mark Start:
116
116
101
87
70
44
Start Location:
Kaitaia
Kaitaia
Ahipara – 90 Mile Beach
Waipapakauri Beach
Hukatere Road
Waimaharu Stream
KM Mark Finish:
116
101
87
70
44
12
Finish Location:
Kaitaia
Ahipara
Waipapakauri Beach
Hukatere Road
Waimaharu Stream
Twilight Micro Camp
Actual KM Today:
0
20
15
18
26
35
Weather:
⁃ Sun, Rain, Hail on loop x 3
⁃ Overcast x 2
⁃ Rain
General:
194. Rest Day & Updates
195. Road walk to Ahipara at the Southern end of 90 mile beach. Friendly locals, loads of dogs just cruising around. Ma n Pa have driven up from Dunedin to meet me at the finish line so I met them at Ahipara which was awesome.
196. Started the day walking north on 90 mile beach. Lots of interesting wildlife washing up along the coast line. Variety of shells, jellyfish & kauri gum. Crossed paths with a baby fur seal. Highlight of the day was catching up with a great mate from school who is running an avocado farm North of Kaitaia 🥑😍🤤. Ant & Kat, thanks for having us! Great to see the amazing setup you have going on up here and we really loved meeting wee James.
197. Sand, Toheroa, baby seals and seemingly never ending beaches and sand dunes
198. Same as yesterday: Sand, Toheroa, baby seals and seemingly never ending beaches and sand dunes
199. Yeah…sand & baby seals…but today I reached the end of 90 Mile beach. Passed enormous sand dunes at the Northern end. There is a tourism company that offers toboggan rides down these. Passed one fisherman with a huge haul of 9 large snapper. Made it to twilight micro campsite where I a discovered a message had been written on a rock and left for me! Coooool. Thanks Charlotte.
Body:
Great x 6
Outlook:
Feeling the journey coming to an end. Mixed emotions about this (x6)
Tune of the Day:
194. Uptown Top Ranking – Althea & Donna
195. The Distance – Cake
196. Heroe’s – Motorheads cover of Bowie.
197. Sunshine of your love – Cream
198. Don’t let me be Misunderstood – The Animals
199. Sober – Tool
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