General Information

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Menu Example

Breakfast

Gourmet muesli & banana
Bacon & eggs
Toast & condiments
Tea/Coffee

Lunch

Ciabatta bun with ham, salad greens, tomato, cucumber, pepper, home-made tamarillo chutney & mayonnaise
Leek and pancetta blue cheese tart, Fruit and Cookie

Afternoon tea

Carrot Cake

Dinner

Macadamia crusted supreme of chicken stuffed with sundried tomato pesto, served with oven roasted baby tomatoes and served with a garlic aioli, crushed potato cake with goats cheese and bacon, rocket and pinenut salad
Mango pannacotta with pineapple and mango salsa, passionfruit drizzle and boysenberry ice cream
Hawthorne coffee

Linen is provided

Fresh crisp sheets, pillow case & fresh towels daily will be supplied for you to make your own bed on arrival on night 1 at The Girls Brigade Lodge & for nights 2 & 3 at The Shearers’ Quarters.

A fresh towel will be provided for you to shower to freshen up at The Girls Brigade at the end of your Day 3 walk, before your trip home.

Transport.

A transport service is available from the Airport directly to the Girls Brigade Lodge & back.

Eastland Taxis - 0800 2 TAXIS or 06 86 76667

Van ( seats 10 ) or car ( seats 4 ) from Airport to the start of the walk to The Girls Brigade = $ 70 per vehicle
Van or car from Airport to town = $ 22
If walkers are coming in on separate flights & some are waiting in town for the balance of walkers to arrive - Van or car from Airport via town for pick & onto The Girls Brigade = $ 70
Charge for going via the supermarket or the grog shop = $ 5
Charge for looking after bags while walkers in town = $ 2.50 per bag.

What to Bring…

Day pack
Lunch box
Two or three 1 litre water bottles – we recommend you carry two or three litres of water each walk day. The water is safe to drink at both The Girls Brigade & The Shearers’ Quarters.
Sun hat & sun cream
Insect repellent
Walking boots ( recommended )
Three pairs of thick socks
A walking stick if you have one
Togs & swimming towel
Energy snacks & scrogan
Camera
CDs
Herbal tea bags

Suggestions for your Daypack

Sunhat and sun cream
Two litres of water ( three litres in the hot summer months )
Small thermos
Waterproof rain jacket & pants
Polypropylene or merino top & pants
Woolly hat
Gloves
Spare socks
Camera
Energy snacks & scrogan
Togs & towel for swimming on Day 2 at the beach (Small tramping towels are ideal and they work!)

Walk Gisborne Terrain.

The track comprises a large variety of terrain & conditions underfoot.

You will be walking on or through - bulldozed farm tracks, narrow stock tracks, flat open grassy ridgelines, flat open grassy farmland, creek crossings and wider chiseled walking tracks & steps through bush. Expect some uneven ground.

There are hill climbs on all days with Day 1 being the most challenging to The Peak at 323 m.

A reasonable level of fitness is recommended. Leading up to your adventure we encourage you to get out and do some walking, starting out with half an hour a day and gradually building up to 2-3 longer walks each week including some uphill. The secret is to start slowly and increase your exercise gradually. The fitter you are the more enjoyable your walk will be.
Walking boots are recommended & a walking pole if you have one. We do have some poles available for use. Make sure you wear in your boots before the walk!