Tuesday 27th OctFirst milestone completed - have finished Ninety Mile beach and currently staying at Ahipara. The stretch of beach certainly will have bittersweet memories. The joy of finding firm sand to walk on and get a good walking pace. The relentless head wind from Bluff to Hukatere - then the welcoming Oasis of finding Utea Park Campground with water, showers and cabins. Avoiding traffic that motor down the beach - including sandcarts with sails. Seeing weird stuff that gets washed up onto the beach. The solitude, then the company at the end of the day. The sun, then the rainy day, then the sun again. Friendly characters who are keen to showcase the far north, and of course the 80's music on my ipod saved down about 8 years ago that got me boogying through some tough soft sand days - thanks Talking Heads, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel and Annie Lennox. For a more detailed break down of each day - check out my Daily Diary tab on this blog.
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Michelle, Julian & Gria
27/10/2015 09:29:40 pm
Awesome effort Soph. Your memory bank will well and truly be full by the end of this amazing journey! So pleased to be sharing this with you from the comfort of our lounge room!! Much love. X
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Sophia
27/10/2015 10:07:25 pm
Hey there guys - glad all good in the T'ville lounge. Not too bad here in Ahipara either after a couple of red wines to celebrate section one down. Off to the Herekino forest tomorrow.
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Sue T
27/10/2015 09:34:38 pm
Excellent start Soph ! Hope the weather holds for you :)
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Sophia
27/10/2015 10:08:22 pm
Thanks Sue - yes hoping this good stretch holds too. Looking forward to the forest scenery tomorrow.
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Bede
28/10/2015 11:36:14 am
No Upstairs at .Eric.music.from.Alison Moyet?
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Apoorvi
29/10/2015 07:21:57 pm
This is so cool...Such an inspiration and such wonderful memories made. Lots of hugs to you.
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Mei Ling
1/11/2015 02:24:32 am
You are welcome to come stay when you are in Auckland. We are in Ellerslie with warm food and comfy bed.
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HelloI'm Sophia Lewis and 2015 is the year I am going to commence walking the NZ Te Araroa Trail. This blog will track my progress from Cape Reinga to Bluff + Stewart Island. I start walking on the 23rd Oct and plan to finish mid April. Archives
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