It wasn’t long before we were packed up and away at 9am. The morning heat beginning to rise.
Over the headland and what lay before us was the expanse of 90 mile beach.
Steep steps led down to the northern end of 90 mile beach. Has a chat with some workers who were building a new stop over point with its own kaitiaki (guardian).
The beach was broad and beautiful. The breeze out our backs. Twenty eight kilometres later we arrived at Maunganui Bluff campsite. A cold shower and tent set up.
Sadly I started feeling quite ill and nauseous. Had the life straw not taken the bad bacteria out of the stream water drunk during the day?
I drank heaps of water and realised I had not been to the toilet at all during the day. Dehydration and heatstroke.
By 10 pm I was starting to feel better. Noodles in a cup.
The beach looks lovely but do keep those fluids up.
ReplyDeleteHow far does that mean you have walked so far?
ReplyDeleteGo Team Haddock!!! Must be crazy but good on you, I am envious!!!
ReplyDeleteTwilight camp is at the 12k mark. Maunganui is a further 28k. So 40 big ones to that point :)
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