A great walk with a bitter sweet ending
Lake Waikaremona - Untouched and rugged beauty that NZ does so well. Lake Waikaremona in the Te Urewera National Park is one of those special places remote and unharmed by humans. The dense bush and clear water make it easy to imagine what the world was like before mankind occupied it bringing with us all our clutter and junk. It’s one of the most beautiful areas of New Zealand that I’ve seen, yet I only heard about it around a month ago when my boyfriend suggested we do a 46km four day hike. The drive in slowly eased us into the isolated location. We drove on windy gravel roads for an hour and a half passing tiny backwaters where the general store was boarded up and the gas pumps had long gone dry. Cars were burnt out and left rusting on front lawns, and horses, pigs and cows which appeared to be wild wandered the roads, a weary obstacle when already risking turning a narrow blind corner. We passed the odd camper van or speeding local, but mainly we were on our own.
