AN Australian family of five, including a six-year-old girl has walked New Zealand’s epic Te Araroa Trail from Cape Reinga in the north to Bluff at the bottom of the South Island. In total, they walked about 2300km of the 3000km distance. Goldie Gerlach was aged five when her family started the six-month trek, and turned six halfway through. Deanna takes five with Great Walks.
GRW: How did the idea of taking on NZ’s Te Araroa begin?
Our six-month family adventure tramping New Zealand’s Te Araroa started with an itch. One hell of an itch that had been brewing for years as we dreamed of adventure as young lovers. We dreamt a lot but seemingly weren’t motivated or brave enough to make it happen. Then we were lucky enough to have kids, and before we knew it, we were ensconced in a privileged white suburban dream of weekend sport and awesome