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8 Jan. Jenny and I walked the Queen Charlotte Track (the first section of the South Island TA Trail) when we first visited NZ in December 2011. The track starts at Ship Cove, the bay James Cook used as a base for exploring NZ between 1770-77. We also visited Bluff (Southern tip of South Island) … Continue reading Interconnected View

7 Jan. Got some final body tuning, admin, and farewells done today. A visit to Tara, my chiropractor, and Serena for acupuncture, got everything aligned and eased for the start. The body passed it’s Warrant of Fitness test (MoT in UK). I also saw my colleagues in the Department of Conservation Visitor Centre to get … Continue reading Last things

6 Jan. I have had the dehydrator going over the last couple of days so now have 9 meals of chilli-con-carne bagged up. It is over-rationing for the first phase on the Queen Charlotte Track, but the commercial dehydrated meals tend to be so bland so I will spread my own out over the first … Continue reading Prep and Packing

5 Jan. As I live close to the TA trail passing through Wellington, I had the idea of checking out my new boots on the TA section south to Island Bay. Just done that this afternoon. 15km with about 400m of climb in 3.5 hours. Easy walking though on pavement and well formed walkways. Oh … Continue reading Walking from home

This is the last thing I wanted to do a week before the start, but I have had to buy a new pair of boots. My well worn Scarpas have only recently been giving me blisters on the back of the heels with heel lift. Multiple socks and lace tying haven’t fixed it and I … Continue reading Boots