A bit of a slow start, we had to chase up Rowan’s meds and make sure they will be able to be picked up at the pharmacy in Upper Hutt. We both had a terrible sleep, Rowan was up late and I kept waking up throughout the night. Feeling rather lethargic we get going, 500m in Rowan realises we left food in the fridge. I turn around and go back for it. We decide to walk along the river, it doesn’t have much shade which is unfortunate. About 5km in we are both really struggling, we hop on some Lime Scooters and continue on. Even on the scooters it is a struggle my arms and legs are hurting. A lunch stop and a few breaks help. At one point I go into a pot hole and come off the scooter, nothing hurt but my pride. The batteries die on the scooters and we walk the last few km to Trentham Memorial Park. Tonight we are being sneaky and stealth camping in the bush where you are not allowed. There is no campground so we don’t have a choice. We found a spot where we can camp and sat a bit further away and relaxed in the shade. It was 6pm before we both got really cold and I was almost asleep. There were less people around now so we snuck into the bush and set up as quietly as possible. No one has seen us. We had a quick bit of food a wash and into bed.