Stayed up till late last night talking with Mami and Moto Yamagami after
7 years. Got up late and had a relaxed morning. Ask Mami for a ride to the
ferry jetty and walked back to her place. In the afternoon, Motoyasu, their son
Taigo and me walked down south to Whitford with chatting all the way. Was a
lovely moment as I have always been walking by myself. Mami picked us up at
Whitford and stayed another night with them. Deeply appreciated their kindness. In the evening, met Ron Enzler, my old colleague at
DOC and one of the pioneers of TA. Ron gave me a lot of good tips. It was a
short walk today but really a meaningful and an unforgettable day for me. Walked 15km today.
昨晩は7年振りに会った旧友の山上マミ・モト夫妻と遅くまで話し込んだので、今朝は久々にゆっくり起きのんびり過ごす。そして昨日フェリーから降りた港まで送ってもらい、そこから友人宅まで改めて歩き直した。午後にはモトさんと息子のタイゴ君の3人で、友人宅からさらに南のウィットフォードまで一緒に歩きながらいろいろおしゃべり。これまでずっと一人で歩いてきたので嬉しい変化だ。ウィットフォードに着いたところでまたマミさんに迎えに来てもらい、再び山上家に泊めされてもらうことになり、すっかりお世話になってしまった。感謝してもしきれない思い。夜にはDOCの旧同僚で、TAの先駆者でもあるロン・エンズラーと会い、たくさんのアドバイスをもらった。歩いた距離こそ短かったが、とても有意義で思い出深い一日となった。本日の歩行15km。
A JOURNAL OF 3,000KM TE ARAROA TRAIL, NZ: completed the North Island trail Sep to Oct 2017, and the South Island trail Apr to May 2018; fundraised $2,100 for RDWT during the walk. A TRUE JOURNEY OF AN OLD SCHOOL TRAMPER: relied on paper maps and a compass for navigation during the walk = no GPS, no smart phone apps, nothing modern & hi-techs! For own safety, rang family regularly to check updated track alerts and weather forecast. 日本語記事は英語に続いて掲載されています。
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