Covid disrupted all plans to through hike the North Island. After jumping around them I walked from Taumarunui to Wellington. I pick up my progress at Picton to begin the South Island at Ships Cove at the start of Queen Charlotte Walkway on Dec 1, Day 51
This is a stream where Captain Cook got water for his crew on his third visit in 1777. He refreshed and refitted his ships nearby; however, we are revisiting our colonial history here in New Zealand to more accurately tell a balanced story of the Māori and early days before and after colonisation.
