Kia Ora koutou. Mihi nui ki a koutou mo o awhi, me o tautoko ki te kaupapa. Ka mutu te korero te reo Turei. I ahua pai ki maua korero Maori, engari, i waitara tenei. Tena koe Ngaakete! He tino awhina koe. Ka nui rawe atu e hoa.
He tino pai maua hikoi, he tino waitara maua hikoi. Ka mutu te hikoi, no reira, kei te harikoa maua, engari, kei te ahua pouri maua.
Our last "Te Reo Turei" day. To be completely honest these days have been really tough. We have realized that when doing something as difficult as the trail, that we needed to encourage each other a lot. And we just couldn't always speak enough Maori to only speak Te Reo all day. But despite the bits of English we did speak on Tuesdays, attempting to use our reo has been a great challenge. Inspired by our lovely classmates. Kia kaha koutou!
He tino pai maua hikoi, he tino waitara maua hikoi. Ka mutu te hikoi, no reira, kei te harikoa maua, engari, kei te ahua pouri maua.
Our last "Te Reo Turei" day. To be completely honest these days have been really tough. We have realized that when doing something as difficult as the trail, that we needed to encourage each other a lot. And we just couldn't always speak enough Maori to only speak Te Reo all day. But despite the bits of English we did speak on Tuesdays, attempting to use our reo has been a great challenge. Inspired by our lovely classmates. Kia kaha koutou!
Another zero day, these are becoming a bit more frequent than we anticipated, that is definitely not a complaint though.
As the snow continues to fall and the offer of a free warm bed was freely given we decided this was perhaps a sensible option. Hannah was pretty determined to keep walking but with a bit of peer pressure from the boys she agreed to another day at the farm. We had a few chores to do to pay for our keep, but once they were done we had a wonderfully relaxing day. Well not sure about how relaxing Ed's day was, as George the farmer gave him lots of NZ farming experiences...which Ed loved...but Hannah loved the couch.
As the snow continues to fall and the offer of a free warm bed was freely given we decided this was perhaps a sensible option. Hannah was pretty determined to keep walking but with a bit of peer pressure from the boys she agreed to another day at the farm. We had a few chores to do to pay for our keep, but once they were done we had a wonderfully relaxing day. Well not sure about how relaxing Ed's day was, as George the farmer gave him lots of NZ farming experiences...which Ed loved...but Hannah loved the couch.
The group decision was made that in order to compensate for our zero day, that we'd push on and do what would have been three days of walking in two. We have Hannah's sister and dad arriving to share the last three days of the trail with us, so there is a bit of time pressure to make sure we arrive in time. We are making a conscious effort to savour these last few days, but at the same time there is excitement (and desperation) to finish in the air. Four months ago we had just finished 90-mile beach, and now we are all the way down here, 2800km done...200km to go. Feels fast and slow all at once.
But for now, it's a warm fire, a lamb roast, and a good book on the agenda.
But for now, it's a warm fire, a lamb roast, and a good book on the agenda.