Robin and I hitchhiked up to the Te Paki Reserve area in Northland and spent five days tramping. Our gas contributions amounted to $15 for the entire trip. We only spent $12 each for camping. One of our rides was from Cape Reinga Adventures and we ended up at one of their campsites. When we got back and realized what their rates were, we were pretty amazed. Just their drop off and pick up service at the beginning and end of the Coastal Hike would have been $105 for the two of us...
One of their guides was "Bushman Pete." In some ways he was more "bush" than the local Maoris even though he sometimes came off like the MTV reality show cameras were rolling. He did have a dead pig head in the back of his 4x4...
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