Day 5

14km / 3.5 hours

Bit of a different day as I planned to just go from Ahipara to Kaitaia. Unfortunately the only real route to do this is via the road which is quite an unpleasant experience, especially for one as paranoid as me, meaning I was constantly checking over my shoulder for cars and making sure to get off the road as much as possible when they passed. The last 1-2km or so where there was a sidewalk wasn’t so bad but the majority was a bit of a struggle.

I want to take a rest day tomorrow, both to rest my feet and restock but also to look for some better weather since it’s forecast to rain quite a bit. Also want to consider how I’ll get to the entrance of the next bit since it’s along quite a stretch of road including some of state highway 1.