3/18 Pine Den on Invercargill Estuary to the Finish!! 29 k Our pine den stayed warm enough last night, and when we emerge from it this morning, it is out into a chilly gloaming on the levee. Sun slowly sets the clouds on fire with pinks and oranges and fuchsias. The liquid colors reflect in the …
Pines on Riverton Beach to Pine Den on Invercargill Estuary 31 k The morning light illuminates our camp late, and we head for the Riverton bakery at 8:00. In almost no time we are back on the main street of town and ordering an indulgent. The bakery is cute, but with very loud music- what …
Artifacts on the Water Race to Pines on Riverton Beach 36 k Wind thrashed the trees last night, creating a maelstrom in the branches above us, but there was not a breath of disturbance down at the tent level. A magic nook. Rain beat down on and off, but by the morning it is only …
Longview Forest to The Artifacts on the Water Race 28 k I crack open an eye to a still-dark morning, the alarm beeping. Ugh, as much as I love this spot, I did not sleep well at all. Once the air mattress deflated, the ground was lumpy, and I couldn’t get the lumps to line …
Woodlaw Eucalyptus to Longview Forest 31 k Good morning, world! I open my eyes to a barely-tinged sky and the sharp invigorating smell of eucalyptus. I am so dang motivated this morning, and I have no idea why. Maybe because I slept so well? I spring out of the tent, pack up, and start stepping …
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Telford Tops to Woodlaw Eucalyptus 32 k At one point last night the sky opened up and poured big fat drops, a strangely comfortable sound in our perfectly still tent, in my almost-too-warm quilt bundle. I awoke and listened for awhile, imagining the soup the cow patties were turning into, before drifting back to sleep. …
Tikitimu forest to Telford Tops 26 k The morning light is appearing noticeably later each day now, and with the storm clouds snuffing out the sunrise, it seems even further delayed today. We carefully pack up the lumpy campsite, a strange initiative with feet planted in strategically selected holes, in which we only twist and …
Te Anau to Tussock in Tikitimu Forest 15 k Bizarrely, a van arrived and parked in our campsite in the middle of the night, made a bunch of noise with their headlights on bright, and drove away. I put in earplugs, but apparently they came back and kept Prana up a big chunk of the …
3/10 Te Anau Layover Day The morning arrives lazily, and I journal a bit in my bed before I remember how nice and warm the common areas inside are. I head in and nestle down on an overstuffed couch next to a blasting heater with coffee made from an instant water boiler. Heaven. Eventually Prana …
Wash Creek to Te Anau 16 k It is a cold cold morning. The air is thick with the chill rising off the creek, and the sun has yet to break into our hollow, even if it is already lighting the sky. I pull my sleeping quilt fully over my head, the light layering the …
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