100km milestone!

We made out 100km milestone today wahoo! Let’s hope the next 100km is easier!What a day, we also did our longest day so far 22km. We left at 8am and got here just past 4pm. We didn’t have a proper break just 10min here and there. I had real trouble with keeping the stamina and body moving especially towards the end. I have a blister under a blister now ouchy. The day had off and on again showers which kept us moist. The first part of the walk I did in sandals and Rowan did barefoot. That was until we did a couple of river crossings then we put our shoes on. At the end of the beach walking at Te Arai we had some lovely horse riders offer us a lift (last 7km). Both sorely tempted but we were determined to make it on foot. We also came across a guy on a motorbike who stopped to chat about the walk as he plans to start in November from Bluff. As we got into Mangawhai village a car pulled up. It was the teacher from the hiking group they had made it over Mt Tamahunga in time for the bus. So we had a chat to him for a few minutes. Absolutely exhausted by this point we only had a few hundred metres to the trail angels house. Trail angels are people willing to let you put a tent in their yard for the night. This trail angel is actually part of the Te Araroa Trust and they have quite a good set up. We eventually made camp and showered. I wanted to go to the tavern for dinner but my feet were so sore I couldn’t make the 10min walk. In the end we had a few beers and some tasty fish and chips. I am now ready to sleep!