Orongorongo Track

Having had success a few months back with our short tramp on Johnston's Peak we decided to give it another go - this time on a longer walk a bit further away. We drove out to Wainuiomata, about 40 minutes away, to do a four hour walk called the Orongorongo Track.

The girls were pretty darn cute in their blue sun hats!
Ellie got to ride on Daddy's back for a lot of the walk - lucky her! She'd ride half an hour, walk half an hour, ride, walk and so on. The big girls walked the entire way with their backpacks and were full of energy.

Here we are an hour in, Ellie obviously on her walking portion.

The final bridge before reaching our destination.

We had a picnic lunch and the girls had a bit of a play, then we were off again for the two-hour walk back to the car.



This was our most ambitious walk yet as a family and it went very well so we've decided to try some more this summer. I think it was hardest on Dugald and me, and we could use the exercise! We really had a lovely afternoon together and got to enjoy more of the beautiful New Zealand bush so hopefully we'll do it again soon.

Happy 2010 everyone!! xx