Struggled to walk on the soft beach on high tide yesterday, so
woke up at 3:00 and left campsite at 5:00 to avoid it. Enjoyed walking down the
beach under the moonlight. Arrived at Ahipara before 8:00. Met Lyall with two
ladies who were collecting rubbish on the beach. Went to his house for a cuppa. Found we all used to or currently work for Air NZ - had a nice chat about work! Had a grocery shopping at a local shop. In just one hour, was told not to leave my personal belongings away from my sight 3 times
by different people! Sounds this place isn't safe like Queenstown. Had brunch
at cafe, and left Apihara before 10:00. Walked on the road for 7km, and got
into Herekino Forest. Huge Kauri trees took my breaths away - it reminded me of
the forest of Yaku Island, Japan. Pitched my tent at 16:30. Was good weather
with a few showers. Bedtime at 21:00. Walked 32km.
前日、満潮時の柔らかい砂浜を歩いて四苦八苦したので、満潮を避けるべく今朝は3:00起床、5:00出発。月明かりの浜辺を歩きたかったのでちょうど良い。アヒパラに8:00到着。浜辺でゴミ拾いをしているライアルと2人の女性に会い、自宅へお茶に招待される。 偶然にも全員NZ航空の元社員か現社員で、共通の話題で盛り上がった。町のスーパーで食料を買い出し。たった1時間の間に、異なる3人から手荷物を目の届かない場所に置かないよう注意された！ここはクイーンズタウンのように安全ではなさそうだ。カフェで朝昼兼用食を取り、10時前にアヒパラ発。道路を7km歩きヘレキノの森へ。カウリの巨木に息を飲む、屋久島の森を連想する。16:30テントを張る。にわか雨が降ったが大体いいお天気だった。21:00就寝。歩行32km。
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