So after 2 10+ hour flights and a 5 hour layover in Hong Kong I’m finally in New Zealand. I’m going to have a few days with my good friends in Auckland shopping for last minute items and then I’ll be heading north to the starting point of the walk, Cape Reinga. I’m very excited today as I finally have a copy of the Walking Guide to New Zealand’s Long Trail Te Araroa in my hand and I’ve managed to download the 70 maps which make up the trail onto my ipad.