Day 66, Porirua to Ngaio
A beautiful morning again when I left the hostel for the walk beside the sea towards the railway station to get the replacement bus to Porirua.
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| Morning in Plimmerton |
The shuttle bus to Porirua arrived on time and, even better, was free so I was able to buy a second breakfast on arrival.
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| Looking back at Porirua |
A climb up through the industrial estates on a good leafy path got me to the top road where a path with nearly 800 steps climbed up towards the Rangithui/Colonial Knob Walk.
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| A Yellow Admiral butterfly by the path |
It was very windy at the top (468m) and a bit hazy but there were still good views all around and out to the top of the South Island.
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| Steps up |
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| South Island in the distance |
The path then descended over the grassy hillside to the Ohariu Valley Road which was lined by horsey places and equestrian centers. None of them had a café.
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| Down through the rolling hills |
After stopping for a snack at the start of Rifle Range Road I walked up to the start of the Skyline Walkway which is a path running around the ridge to the north and west of Wellington.
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| Trees by the road |
A steady climb up to the high point at Kaukau (445m) then along the skyline ridge until the trail descends to Ngaio.
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| The path climbs easily up through the hills |
Ngaio is a really nice suburb of Wellington and has excellent trail angels in the human form of Lois and Rohan who let me camp in the garden and fed me an amazing evening meal with good conversation and a great breakfast the next day.
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| Down the Skyline Walkway |
We even went to look at the eels in the local stream in the evening.
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| Long fin eels in the stream at Ngaio |
24k walked today.
Thanks Lois and Rohan.
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| Driveway to the trail angels |
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