From Wiki: 'Tramping, known elsewhere as backpacking, rambling, hill walking or bushwalking, is a popular activity in New Zealand. Tramping is defined as a recreational activity involving walking over rough country.'
Today we set out tramping along the Northern Walkway. Our walk started in Johnsonville and we set out traversing the hilly crests and gorges to eventually end up at the Lady Norwood Rose Garden in the Botanic Gardens, at Picnic Cafe, where we devoured Cajun Chicken Burgers which were yummy, a distance of 12km.
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| Tramping the Northern Walkway |
Well I certainly discovered that tramping is tough going, steep ups and steep downs, endless sets of stairs and even on the short sections in the suburbs the roads have tortuous gradients!
The route took us through the green belts that shape and define this scenic small city with its big reputation, Lonely Planet has described Wellington as the 'coolest little capital in the world'.
And it is!
The glorious views of the bay and the CBD along the walkway kept us in awe, as did the deep blue sky, the deep pink of the flowering foxgloves, and the ferns with their huge fronds and curly koru's.
The route took us through the green belts that shape and define this scenic small city with its big reputation, Lonely Planet has described Wellington as the 'coolest little capital in the world'.
And it is!
The glorious views of the bay and the CBD along the walkway kept us in awe, as did the deep blue sky, the deep pink of the flowering foxgloves, and the ferns with their huge fronds and curly koru's.
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| View of the Beehive, the executive wing of Parliament from the Town Belt section of our walk |
