Today was spent doing not much. I caught up with my blog and videos, ate pastries from the bakery opposite the motel, ate pizza from the restauant opposite the motel, cleaned my gear and found the holes in my mattress and fixed them. It was a productive day of doing not much, as a zeroContinue Reading “Day 7 – 29 Mar 19. Rest Day”
Today 18.3 km (11.14mi), Total Distance 124.1 km (77.1 mi). 4 hours 35 minutes 0725-1200) I woke up any early because my neighbours were having conversation at 0600 and started to get ready shortly after. I lay there for a little while but then decided the sooner I go to up the sooner I couldContinue Reading “Day 6 -28 Mar 19. Hills and Flats on the way to Julian”
26.4 km (16.2 mi), Total Distance 105.7 km (65.7 mi). 7 hours 55 minutes 0815-1600) The wind increased in the early hours of the morning but my tent held up fine. I am glad that I put the rocks over the pegs last night though. I fund out later that Magic (formerly Curtis) had hisContinue Reading “Day 5 – 27 Mar 19. Easy Miles”
21.2 km (13.2 mi), Total Distance 79.3 km (49.3 mi). 7 hours 40 minutes 0815-1555) I had anther restless night, though not as bad as the night before. I looked at the thermometer at around 0200 and it was sitting at 0 degrees C. Once again I was warm in my bag. I had toContinue Reading “Day 4 – 26 Mar 19. Mt Laguna Resupply and Windy Night”
21.1 km (13.1 mi), Total Distance 58.1 km (36.1 mi). 7 hours 30 minutes (0815-1545) I had a restless night, probably because of the snoring and restless turning. People had always said the mattresses were noisy but as I had never slept near someone with one I had never experienced it. I also confirmed thatContinue Reading “Day 3 – 25 Mar 2019. Wet Feet, Long Lunch and great Views”
18 km (11.2 mi), Total Distance 37 km (23 mi). 7 hours 5 minutes (1020-1725) I had an interrupted sleep as usual for the first night in my tent. I had my sleeping bag open and laying over top of me and I was warm except for when I was turning over when a coldContinue Reading “Day 2 – 24 Mar 19. Big hills and Junk Food”
Finally I am on my way. I left Waikouaiti at 1215 on 21 March heading to Dunedin Airport. I found it funny that my flight started 21 Mar at 1450 and I was scheduled to arrive in San Diego on 21 March at 1630. Only 1 hour 45 minutes for a journey that would actuallyContinue Reading “Heading to the Start Line”
0 – 19 km (0 – 11.8 mi), Total Distance 18 km (11 mi). 6 hours 10 minutes (1130-1740) I woke up just before my alarm went off happy that I managed to get a good sleep. Justin and I left just after 7. There were a few tasks that Justin needed to do andContinue Reading “Day 1-23 Mar 19. Starting at the Mexican Border”
One of the fun parts of doing a thru hike is all the planning that happens before taking the first step. I love researching and organising and a new thru hike gives plenty of opportunity to indulge in these activities. The PCT is a well established and popular trail so there is a wealth ofContinue Reading “The fun of PCT Preparation”
I used a ZPacks Arcblast for my Te Araroa hike and was impressed with how well it stood up to NZ trail conditions. I continued to use this pack for hiking overseas and in NZ but just before my Norway hike I noticed a tiny tear near one of the shoulder straps. It probably wouldContinue Reading “My homemade pack for PCT 2019”