Something Elsie: Whatipu Walk

Today we finally went for a walk in the Waitakeres. Everyone has been telling us how great the walks are in the Waitakeres but we haven't been able to do any because we didn't have a backpack for Elsie. Today we had a free day, the sun was out, so we took the opportunity. We headed over to Whatipu and took the Gibbon's Walk.

The walking was great - but to be honest the track was a bit of a mess. There has been a lot of rainfall here (well the whole country) over the Winter and the earth just seems sodden everywhere. The track gradually descended into mud - it was more of a gutter than a track really. Joel and I kept persevering - thinking that around the next corner there would be a clearing where we could have our thermos of tea. Well we walked for around 90 mins then took our opportunity where there was a stunning view of the Tasman coast. It wasn't much of a clearing but we found a perch between the mud and the gorse and enjoyed our tea.