Took ages to plan our route, make our dehyd meals, arrange, pack and send food drops to friends in Hamilton and to campgrounds in Te Kuiti and Taumaranui.
Got quite excited about travelling up to Auckland by train, a nice gentle way to see the country, travelling over 253 bridges and through 14 tunnels. Only problem was arriving in the big city at night and becoming bamboozled by the throngs attending a Chinese Lantern Festival. Stumbled our way to Mt Eden in the dark and found our refuge for the night with friends Jenny and Harry.
And so began our second section of the Te Araroa Trail on the 19th February 2011.
Notes
Day 1: Britomart rail station to Peary Road, Mt Eden. 8.4 km
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