Wednesday 10th March Te Arai beach – Pakiri – up and over Mt Tamahunga – roads to Matakana – 31.4 km – 7.6 hours Onto the top end of Te Arai beach, then down the beach, with Te Arai Point to climb over part way along. Then on for another couple of hours to Pakiri [...]

Roland’s Long Walk – Waipu to Dome Valley Day 12: A Day Off Spent most of the day recovering and cleaning myself and my gear. Day 13: Waipu to Pakiri Beach About 58 km done today. Two river crossings which involved swims so I got to test out the drybag features of my pack. Pack [...]