Pine Cobble

A day in February we went hiking in Pine Cobble. Pine Cobble trails is in Massachusetts, but it is very close to the border of state of Vermont and New York.
We arrived at a parking lot of the trailhead around 10 a.m. We put gators and took out microspiks...and got almost ready.
Then, Mr.N said, "Oh flat tire."
Really?
Wow. How man times am I writing about flat tires on the blog? The last one was in New Zealand in December. OK. Now this one is in Massachusetts in February. Flat tires happen kind of frequently (feels frequently), but it has been a long time it happened to Mr.N's Toyota car. We took out a donut and exchanged with a flat one.
Then, next question was we go hiking and go back to Boston with the donut or look for a tire shop nearby. Since it was far from Boston we yelped a tire shop close by. Luckily there was one 10 minutes away to see drove with a donut. On the way I found a cat sleeping on a porch, but we had to keep driving, because there were a line of cars behind (maybe because we had a donut).
The tire shop people were really nice and they did exchanged a flat in 1 hour. One guy at the shop said he has been to Boston to bring his son to the New England aquarium. He was 3 at that time. Now he is 7, so the guy is thinking about bring him there again. It was a warm story. We were able to leave the tire shop around 12:30 p.m. We still had a time to have a short hike.
There was snow on the tail. It was not too soft or hard. Miceospikes worked well. After an hour or climb, we came up to the top of hill. Nice view. It was refreshing. Continuous line of mountain range in the distance always makes me refreshed. Especially during this COVID-19 outbreak, outdoor activity is extra valuable. 

We ate apples on the top of hill. While we were sitting and enjoying the view, a hike came up to the hill. She wore American flag hoodie. I thought, "Is today July 4th?" "Wait, no, interesting...." I asked Mr.N if it was weird and he agreed. Our 1 day small adventure with flat tire was fun. 

Top of the hill

#newengland  #pinecobble #hiking

BODYPUMP 112 Review

I love BODYPUMP. Not only because it is a great workout, but also I love the music and its BODYPUMP class atmosphere. 

BODYPUMP is the BEST training even had in my life.  How to Stay in Shape for Big Hiking is the blog about my training. 

BODYPUMP version 112 was launched at the beginning of February and so far I did 8 times of 112. So now time to review it. Now currently my gym has been closed since mid-March. I really miss BODYPUMP. I don't like to do it at home. I love to do BODYPUMP in the class setting with people with same interest and with an instructor. It is much more fun and motivating than doing by myself. Beside you can have a lot of mix versions in the class, but not at home with Les Mills demand. 

Any way I start with BODYPUMP 112 review.

At first I was not sure about 112, but as I repeated I liked more, and more, and more. 

Track1: Warmup

Music: So close by NOTD, Felix Jaehn & Captain Cuts feat. Georgia Ku

Great song! Choreography is easy to follow and good one. The bonus here is the music video. As a Japanese, it is great to see the video was recorded in Tokyo! 

Track2: Squats

Music: Starry Eyes (Steerner Remix) by Young Bombs

I like the song, but I don't like the choreography. Why is half of the track without a barbell? It is too easy and not challenging. I use 7.5 kg handweight for the second part of track, but still not hard at all. I don't need to do calf training. I would rater prefer challenging squats with very heavy barbell. This track is the heaviest track of the day in BODYPUMP, so all track should be with a barbell. There is an option to use a barbell all the way until the end, but it is not good for back to stand with toes with such heavy barbell. 

What is going on Les Mills?

Again, still I like the song. 

Track3: Chest

Music: Killer Queen by Queen

Queen! I love the song of killer queen. I want to be a killer queen.

Despite the good song, the choreography is confusing. The first half is the barbell workout is from bottom. It is challenging, but often, I was like "What? My barbell is still up and the instructor is saying from bottom!"
At 6th time I finally did all correct. And that is the last time to do 112 all tracks through. Maybe I do this as a mix. 

Track4: Back

Music: UCLA (Heimanu Remix)RL Grime feat. 24hrs

Wow this is a hard track. 

Double dead rows, 7 dead rows, 4 X (dead row+high pull + 1 clean and press), 8 X clean and presses.
One set is already hard, but 2 sets of this.
Hard, but I love challenging workout. 

Mr.N said this is too much. 

Track5: Triceps

Music: Hustle by P!nk

I think this is the highlight of 112. So hard and first time I did this I thought it was a joke. I was thinking, "Are you kidding?"

A lot of kickbacks, then a lot of triceps pushups with core works. Why core works here? I am not sure but it sure gives super extra challenging. Coreworks with double jumping is a true killer. 

Les Milles loves P!nk too much and personally too many P!nk songs in BODYPMP, but this one is a good song. 

Track6: Biceps

Music: Dies IraeApashe & Black Prez

Dramatic track. Ever. 

I want to be a beast.
Well, this song is saying, "I'm a beast, unleashed" This beast part is repeated a lot. Also this song contains a lot of opera part. Beast and opera are opposite side of thing but when it is mixed it becomes a perfect song for biceps track.
I usually use 7 kg for biceps but I am able to use 9 kg for 112 biceps. This is hard, but some breaks during the track. 

Track7: Lunges

Music: PicaDeorro by Henry Fong & Elvis Crespo

Latin sounded song fits with lunges. This track used a platform. That adds slope and it supposed to be hard, but for me not much. Maybe because the half of this lunge track is actually squats. My legs are the strongest part, so it is not very challenging enough. 

Track8: Shoulders

Music: Do it Again by Steve Aoki & Alok

I know that this is the least popular track by people's review for 112, however, HOWEVER, I LOVE this DO IT AGAIN!

Sure I can do it again, and do it again, and again and again with fun for 5 minutes. I think that this song is a great fit for shoulder track. Also, bonus point is Steve Aoki is Japanese American. I give extra points anything related to Japan. 

Track9: Abs

Music: No New Friends by LSD feat. Sia, Diplo & Labrinth

I am not sure about the meaning of song: no new friends, but it is okay. This is a very short track. The second half of ab track is hard, but since it is short, it is not challenging enough. This ab track is maybe short, because triceps track has ab part. I hope that ab track is a little longer. 

Track10: Stretch

Music: Miracle by Labrinth

Good mellow song for stretching. 
Overall I like 112. Triceps and Biceps are good one. Squats track is not sure.
Les Mills is now too much into so called "innovation", but I love old steady movement, too. 

Greeley Lake Trail: XC skiing and Snowhike

A week after our amazing New Zealand trip, we went for the first outdoor activity. It was summer in New Zealand in December and now in January it is in the middle of winter in New England in the United States. What a contrast!

Our first outdoor activity in 2020 was cross country skiing in the Greeley Lake area. Mr.N had informed me that it would be a short and easy trail. I am not good at XC skiing, but I accepted his offer based on the description. 

<Greeley Lake Hike>

Type: Out and back 

Distance: 4 miles

Elevation change: about +/- 300-400 feet

Starting skiing

There are two trails to go to Greeley lake. One is a ski trail for XC skiing and snowshoeing and the other is for normal hiking. The snow forest was very quiet and pretty. The left picture is near the trailhead. 

Trees with snow

Every branch had snow on it. It looked like numerous white lines in front of me. Pretty! 

The trail at first was relatively flat. I thought, "OK. This is doable." 

This was soon not true for me. The trail got too steep and bumpy to me. So I had to go back. I loved to be in the snow, but somehow skiing  is not a thing for me. 

Greeley Lake

So we decided to go to a lake via hiking trail with hiking boot with microspikes. For me hiking on foot was much more enjoyable, since I have time to look around. 

Lake was frozen and covered with new snow. It was cool! (and literal cold).

There is a junction at the lake which goes to Mt. We got interested in doing some other time when it is sunny.
So we came back to this trail two weeks later. We snowshoed to the lake and continued climbing up to the Osceola East Peak. 

<Osceola East Peak>

Type: Out and back 

Distance: 5.7 miles

Elevation change: about +/- 2238 feet

snowshoes

Nice view!

Snowshoes and microspikes: snowshoes are great when snow is soft and fluffy. Snowshoes prevent feet from sinking into the snow. However, when a trail is too steep, then don't work well. Indeed on the way up to Osceola peak, the trail got very steep and we had to change our snowshoes to microspikes. It was cumbersome, but the spot we stopped to change had a great view. Mountain range was covered with rolling clouds. The clouds was reflecting the morning sun. 

There was a couple who passed us. Their snowshoes were cool. They are designed to climb on a steep trail. Ours are not.
Anyway, after very steep climb, we reached the top! The view was great. 

At the top

Although it was cold, it was worth coming. We enjoyed the view for a while on the summit. 

Then we started descending. Grrr. Going up is hard, which means going down is even harder! We should have brought crampons. The couple was ahead of us and they had crampons. Even with crampons it was hard. The lady said, "Some people slide down here, but I don't know how to stop!" Indeed. How can they stop without ice axe? 

Maybe we come back here in summer again. Nice hike!

#greeleylake #newhampshire #newengland #hiking

Tramping (Hiking) in New Zealand #27 the last day

The very last day of the New Zealand trip. We just had to drive to Christchurch to fly back to the U.S.
The flight was evening, so we had some time to stop by a restaurant and walk around the town of Christchurch.

We wanted to have NZ signature food, lamb, for the last meal. We yelped and found one with lamb on the menu, but we found no lamb at lunch. However, we had a very good beef steak. It was satisfying to me. In general, food level in NZ is pretty high (Japan is the best, still, though). 

Les Mills

After lunch we walked around the town. Christchurch is the biggest city on the South island. If you are a core reader of my blog, you know that I like one more thing in New Zealand in addition to hiking, kayaking, and food. That is BODYPUMP produced by Les Mills. Les Mills is a company that produces hundreds of workout programs all over the world. The founder is an Olympic athlete from New Zealand, Les Mills. I do BODYPUMP twice a week at the gym. Les Mills headquarter is on North island, but there is a Les Mills gym in Christchurch, too. I really wanted to check it out, even if just outside. The left picture is the Les Mills gym in Christchurch. It is a colorful and stylish building! It was very exciting!

Then we flew back to the U.S.
At the flight I watched another short New Zealand movies. One movie had a scene a crazy girl was trying to shoot possums, because she didn't like possums shouting at night. Having experience with possum night in New Zealand, the scene was funny.
Mr.N watched a movie the Hustlers. I watched it on the way to NZ and I talked it about several times to Mr.N during tramping. So he got interested in it. When we arrived at Boston airport, 2019 was almost over. 

Now, some of the highlights of the trip....

Avalanche peak

Kea at the top of Avalanche peak. Kea is New Zealand native bird. Kea is named by Maori (native New Zealanders) for its calls. Indeed, they call, "Kea! Kea!" Amazing views at Avalanche peak and extremely naughty Kea. Very very memorable.
Not only Kea, but also other birds, especially toutouwai, are very memorable. Toutouwai are really friendly and get close to humans. 

Red Tarns

Everyday I woke up by nice calls of birds in the tent was so nice. 

Angelus Peak 

The second picture is Red Tarns. It was unexpected to do off-trail in New Zealand. We happened to find unofficial trail and tried it. It was very secluded, peaceful, and beautiful. Luckily it was sunny and enjoyed some hidden placed in the NZ wilderness. Priceless time was had. 

NZ seals

Third picture is at Angelus Peak. After camping overnight at Angelus lake, we woke up at 3 a.m. and hiked up to the Angelus Peak. It is off-trail. The scenery from the top was totally surreal. High peaks are up over the sea of clouds. It was so gorgeous and the view was just ours. 

The last 3 days was kayaking instead of tramping at Able Tasman National Park. It was so exciting to see NZ seals and their babies. They swam, sun bathing, and calling. Soooooo cute. 

The New Zealand trip was amazing. 

Tramping (Hiking) in New Zealand #26: Kayak camping in Abel Tasman National Park Day3

Kayaking Day3: Mosquito Bay campground to Marahau in Abel Tasman National Park

Type: Out and back 

Time Spent: 6 hours

Day2 Distance: 5-7 km (3-4 miles)

Elevation change: on the sea!

The third day we kayaked back to Marahau. This day's main event was going to Adele Island. On the way to Mosquito Bay on the first day, the waves were too high and the kayak company told us not to go there. The third day, however, the winds were not much there, so we decided to go there. Indeed many kayakers were there. Most kayakers were on a day trip with guide. Some were big boat as a guided tour. Us, as a single freedom kayak was really rare. 

Baby Seal

We saw agin a seal baby, now drinking milk (seemed like) from mother. Wow so cute. Other baby was trying to walk with mother. Awww. So cute. I was so excited. 

Then we took a break on the beach and took a nap. Nap on the beach is always the best. Actually we were supposed to come back to Marahau 15:30-16:00, because kayaking company truck comes to retrieve kayaks during those time. So napping was kind of killing time: we came back earlier than we estimated. 

Then we went back to Marahau. Again, near the starting point was the roughest part. It was better than the first day, which was really windy day, but the first part was the most challenging. The kayaking map indicates "The Mad Mile" is the roughest, but Mr.N and I agreed on the first part is much worse. 

Upon arrival of Marahau, we saw Jack. He is a very cool guy. He retrieved our kayak and many others. The truck also brought us to the kayaking company place. There were high school part time job people there and immediately washed returned kayak. 12 kayaks were incoming every 20 minutes and they washed very efficiently. They need to dry them out for next day's customers. December is really busy season in New Zealand outdoor business. 

At the kayak place there are free shower with free towel provided. Very comfy after 3 days in kayak and salty water exposed. Also they provided wifi. So we chilled for a while. It was nice chilling, but I was a little sad, because we would have to leave New Zealand next day.

The last camping site was DOC campsite. It was grass area with not many people. Actually this day we checked out several campgrounds, but it was packed everywhere. Only this DOC site had a couple of camper vans. After Christmas, everybody is on vacation and New Zealander and foreigners are all camping in New Zealand. So packed. I didn't know why the DOC site was not crowded. Maybe because there is no shower at DOC campsites. 

This site was nice along the river. Actually good and bad. Bad is that there were many sandflies. At night there were one sandfly in my sleeping bag and I woke up in the middle of night due to huge itchiness. I saw three bites in line on my ankle!!! So itchy!!! Dumb sandflies!!! Mr.N didn't get bitten at all during this trip. 

In Florida I got mosquito and no-see-um bites more than 200. Mr.N got 2. Unfair. 

We went to bed in the tent: this was the last night in New Zealand, for now. 

#newzealand #kayaking #abeltasmannationalpark 

Tramping (Hiking) in New Zealand #25: Kayak camping in Abel Tasman National Park Day2

Kayaking Day2: Mosquito Bay campground to Tonga Island and Shag Harbour in Abel Tasman National Park

Type: Out and back 

Time Spent: 6 hours

Day2 Distance:5-7 km (3-4 miles)

Elevation change: on the sea!

Sunrise at Mosquito Bay

This day we started with seeing sunrise. We got up at 4:30 a.m. and sat down on the beach. Nobody was up for sunrise, so the beach was private. It was really pretty the ocean and sky was changing colors as sun was coming. We ate breakfast and a cup of coffee under the warm sunrise light. How luxurious it was. 

Because this day we didn't need to pack up (staying the same campsite 2 nights), we kayaked further up. We explored Tonga Island in the early morning. Tonga Island is located north of Mosquito Bay and there are many seals living.
Indeed Tonga Island we saw many seals sleeping on the rock, resting on the rock, moving on the rock, and swimming seals near the shore. It was sooooooooooooo exciting. They are so cute. They make noise with each other. Sometimes they are clearly fighting over the territory.  Or maybe they were communicating each other.

Swimming seal

Sometimes they suddenly showed up near the kayak, because they were swimming in the sea. They love swimming and so cute! According to a sign they dive very deep in the sea. Jack, our kayak company guide told us that juvenile seals jump on the kayak. They think kayaks are rocks or sea taxi. Funny funny! 

When they land on a rock from swimming their body color looks very black. However, after soaking in the sun, their color becomes grey. In the morning, they are more active. A lot of seals were actively moving on the rocks, more seals were swimming, compared to the afternoon when we stopped by Tonga Island on the way back to Mosquito bay. 

Baby seal

Adults seals were already exciting, but the most exciting thing about seals on this trip was baby seals!!! According to the kayak company, baby seals come in December. Babies were along with mother seal and they were calling, "Kiiiiii, Keeeee" Some mothers along babies looked aggressive. When other seals came close to the mother, she made noise and had the other one go away. Little babies were adorable. I had never seen seal babies. They were so small. Much smaller than I had thought. It seemed like the most popular place for seal mother/baby are on the rock of cove. The next one was rocks on the shore. Some seals were not strong in the group, maybe, and those seemed in the forest behind rocks. We heard a lot of seal noise behind the trees, but they couldn't be seen. 

Shag Harbour

After we enjoyed a lot at Tonga Island we went to Shag Harbour. Shag Harbour can be explored by kayak only when tide is high. We went there the tide was high. It was extremely calm, since there was no waves. Very secreted. It was like a secret place. 

Then we again went back to Tonga Island in the afternoon, then went back to Mosquito Bay for the 2nd night camping. The highlight of the day was definitely baby seals. SO MUCH FUN!!!

Tramping (Hiking) in New Zealand #24: Kayak camping in Abel Tasman National Park Day1 no.2

Kayaking Day1: Marahau to Mosquito Bay campground in Abel Tasman National Park

Type: Out and back 

Time Spent: 6 hours

Day2 Distance:5-7 km (3-4 miles)

Elevation change: on the sea!

We finally started kayaking. Immediately after we started kayaking on the sea, we felt sea sick for a moment and got okay and had again and became okay: meaning waves were so high. Winds made the waves really rough. Indeed the first day of kayaking, going out for the Adele Island was prohibited due to high winds. Adele Island is a big island a mile from Marahau and there are some seals.

The ocean was really rough, so we decided to take a break on the nearby beach, Appletree bay. I got concerned. 

I thought,  "If the first 30 minutes is such rough, what about the next 3 miles including "The Mad Mile"?" 

"The Mad Mile" is the roughest part on the way to the Mosquito Bay campground. 

We ate lunch and snack on the bay. I saw many kayakers passed by towards Mad Mile and came from Mad Mile. So I thought that it might be doable. After an hour break, we started kayaking again. Actually the Mad Mile was much calmer than the first rough part, which was surprising.

Some portion of the sea was nice green. I don't have pictures of the rough part, but I have pictures of calm part (don't misunderstand :)

Pretty sea

Then we saw a penguin and 2 seals on the way to the Mosquito Bay. We arrived at Mosquito Bay around 4 p.m. When we arrived there the tide was low. However, the tide would be high during night, so we had to drag a kayak to the point where the tide doesn't come. The kayak is very sturdy and heavy. It was a lot of work to drag. Then 3-4 guys came to us and said, "Need hands?"
Then helped us dragging. Wow. Very nice of them! Throughout the entire New Zealand trip, we saw many many nice New Zealand people. I love them. 

At the Bay some were motorboat, some were kayakers. We pitched a tent on the beach. The next tent was an old New Zealand couple who were really friendly. They had a big inflatable tent. Inflatable part is for resistance to the winds. They said, "We get a lot of winds in New Zealand."

We settled down and I went to the toilet and came out and saw Mr.N running very fast. Actually he was sprinting to the campsite.
I wondered, "What is he doing? He got crazy?"

Weka

He ran, because a bird, Weka, stole our bag of bread and walked away. So he chased the bird and got it back. Luckily (for us), Weka can't fly and can't walk fast, we were able to get our bread back. The bread bag had more than 10 rolls. The weka was greedy!
I wanted to reprimand Weka, but Weka is vulnerable (population decreasing) species in New Zealand, so I couldn't do that. 

Beach

In the evening we walked around beach. There were many mussels on the rock. It was cool. Since the area is Marine Reserve area, it is not allowed to get marine life. 

The beach is toward east, which means sunrise would be nice. To see sunrise we went to bed early. 

Tramping (Hiking) in New Zealand #23: Kayak camping in Abel Tasman National Park Day1 no.1

Kayaking Day1: Marahau to Mosquito Bay campground in Abel Tasman National Park

Type: Out and back 

Time Spent: 6 hours

Day2 Distance: km ( miles)

Elevation change: on the sea!

We had a reservation for 2 night/3 days kayak camping trip in Abel Tasman National Park. This is the shore of the very north of the south island. 

In the morning we went to the Abel Tasman Kayaks. This is the company we booked. We rented a kayak for 3 days. They booked camping site for us. Some companies only do guided kayak tours, but this company Abel Tasman Kayaks offers not only guided day kayaking trip but also freedom multiple day kayak rentals. Here "freedom" means kayaking without a guide, basically just give us a kayak. 

We were wondering if there was a choice to rent one 2-person kayak or two of 1-person kayaks. There was no choice. They lended us a 2-person kayak. Probably they do 2-person kayak for a party of 2 because of a law that prohibits single kayakers with rented ones. 

Because email instructions said check-in time is 8:30 a.m. and come 15 minutes earlier, we arrived around 8:15 a.m. One Abel Tasman Kayaks person was assigned for 3-4 groups. Our assigned person was Jack. He was a relaxed guy with a long hair. He wore T-shirt and shorts with flip-flops. Nice job!
All the kayaks were lined up on the ground for that day's departure. Maybe 30-40 kayaks were in line. Most of them were guided day trip and freedom kayakers were minority. 
Jack showed us where our kayak was and told us to bring stuff to go. The containing area to put stuff in the kayak is much more spacious than we had thought. So we went back to the car and decided to bring more jackets/food. 
After putting our stuff, still other parties hadn't arrived yet. Didn't they read emails? Jack said we could have coffee and relax. The Abel Tasman Kayak office and coffee area had free wifi. Because Jack said have a cup of coffee, I thought it would be complimentary. Well, it was not. Anyway we didn't want to have coffee before kayaking out. Toilets are limited on the sea!

Around 9 a.m. finally other parties showed up. One couple from Vermont, USA and a group of 6, probably from New Zealand. Ha. Very relaxed way. In Japan everybody shows up on time. 

Then we waited for them to pack up, then Jack explained the things along the shore we would be kayaking. Vermont couple would camp first night at Anchorage Bay campground ant the second at Mosquito Bay campground, and go back all the way the third day. Ours was first and second at Mosquito Bay campground and third go back all the way. The group of 6 would camp at Observation Beach at first night which is the closest to the starting point, and leave kayaks there and they would come back either hiking on the track along the ocean or water taxi. Their kayaks were going to be retrieved by Abel Tasman Kayak water boat. The company offers very flexible plans. Although camping sites can't be chose by customers, our 2 night camping sites are chosen by Abel Tasman Kayak. Probably they book campsites based on availability. 

Then finally we went out on the sea! 

Kayak

To be continued...

Tramping (Hiking) in New Zealand #22: Travers-Sabine Circuit Day5

Travers-Sabine Circuit Day5 (freedom camp between Sabine and Speargrass hut to a carpark)

Type: A part of loop of 80 km (49 miles)

Time Spent: 6 hours

Day2 Distance: 12 km (7.4 miles)

Elevation change: + 302 m -214 m(approximately + 990 feet -700 feet) 

The last day of the Travers-Sabine circuit. 

Bridge

This day's first bridge was of course 1 person max. This one was much sturdier than the bridge I mentioned on the previous post. Phew. 
According to the sign, this bridge was built in 2019. So basically it is brand new. 

Near Speargrass hut

The last day was easy. The distance was only 12 km (7.4 miles), and +/- elevation change was both less than 1000 feet. This was unusual in New Zealand. 

Then we passed the Speargrass hut. People were still there and about to hike out around 10 a.m. 

When we hiked out the New Zealand also came to the trailhead at the same time from another track. He did 7 night/8 days backpacking. It was similar itinerary but including Blue Lake at 2 nights. We gave hime a ride to a next car park which was 2 km from the car park at the trailhead. The car park was full when he started tramping. He looked Indian genetically, but he lives in New Zealand and had New Zealand accent, so assuming he grew up in NZ. Really friendly guy! He said he had been to Boston. He ate lobster rolls. That was funny. We chatted about eating something hearty after a long backpacking.

Overall Travers-Sabine Circuit was very good. Traditional Travers-Sabine Circuit doesn't include Angelus lake/peak. Many people just do only Angelus hut and many people do only Travers-Sabine Circuit. We wanted to do both, but there was limited time. Soooo we combined them! By combining them, the two amazing part can be done in one trip: Angelus lake/peak and Travers saddle. I highly recommend combining them. 

cod

Indeed we went to a restaurant and I had cod and Mr.N had pork ribs. Ah. So. Good.
New Zealand restaurants are high level (Restaurants in Japan are still the best, though). The cod was perfectly seasoned and vegetables at the side of fish was delicious, too. I tasted Mr.N's ribs. They were amazing, too. 

New Zealand doesn't have tip culture: the same as Japan. After done with meals, you go to the cashier's area and pay. You don't pay at a table. This is exactly same as Japan, too. Tip-free culture is good. AND New Zealand servers at restaurants are very friendly, polite, really nice, and excellent. 

Campsite

We got full and satisfied and headed for a campground. This day we camped at a farm. A section of farm is open for camping. There are shower and toilet. $12/person/night. There is fence behind our tent and cows and sheep were close. Cute!

Next 3 days were going to be kayaking!

#newzealand #traverssabinecircuit #tramping