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Damiana Day 🦽🏳️🌈 she/her Disabled hiker learning to walk again & walking a 6500 km solo walk around nz inc the te araroa trail at the moment (fundraising /awareness for land search and rescue nz)
Hi everyone
A update...
Im still in Whanganui... So why am i still in Whanganui? Well i had some unexpected issues with my disabilitys and issues with my eyesight and legs (and some other issues..)
A update...
Im still in Whanganui... So why am i still in Whanganui? Well i had some unexpected issues with my disabilitys and issues with my eyesight and legs (and some other issues..)
December 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Hi everyone
A update...
Im still in Whanganui... So why am i still in Whanganui? Well i had some unexpected issues with my disabilitys and issues with my eyesight and legs (and some other issues..)
A update...
Im still in Whanganui... So why am i still in Whanganui? Well i had some unexpected issues with my disabilitys and issues with my eyesight and legs (and some other issues..)
Hi everyone
After yesterday's unplanned hospital visit (in short i got a fever from a unknown infection (and some other things going on) what then caused a fnd seizure and other suff what lead to a late night ambulance ride on Tuesday night to Taumaranui hospital)
After yesterday's unplanned hospital visit (in short i got a fever from a unknown infection (and some other things going on) what then caused a fnd seizure and other suff what lead to a late night ambulance ride on Tuesday night to Taumaranui hospital)
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Hi everyone
After yesterday's unplanned hospital visit (in short i got a fever from a unknown infection (and some other things going on) what then caused a fnd seizure and other suff what lead to a late night ambulance ride on Tuesday night to Taumaranui hospital)
After yesterday's unplanned hospital visit (in short i got a fever from a unknown infection (and some other things going on) what then caused a fnd seizure and other suff what lead to a late night ambulance ride on Tuesday night to Taumaranui hospital)
Maybe if i run fast enough i can make it across... : )
(i followed a rough track up and around the slip :)
(i followed a rough track up and around the slip :)
November 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Maybe if i run fast enough i can make it across... : )
(i followed a rough track up and around the slip :)
(i followed a rough track up and around the slip :)
Making up food bags today... : )
October 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Making up food bags today... : )
Rain drops on the tent this afternoon...
October 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Rain drops on the tent this afternoon...
My compass broke... : (
Time for a new one : )
(on the upside i found out that it broke as i was passing through the only town with a outdoor shop in over a 100 kms)
Time for a new one : )
(on the upside i found out that it broke as i was passing through the only town with a outdoor shop in over a 100 kms)
October 24, 2025 at 4:18 AM
My compass broke... : (
Time for a new one : )
(on the upside i found out that it broke as i was passing through the only town with a outdoor shop in over a 100 kms)
Time for a new one : )
(on the upside i found out that it broke as i was passing through the only town with a outdoor shop in over a 100 kms)
What's a "little" rain...yep it rained a lot last night...and it's still raining...
So there's been a bit of indoor rain in my little tent overnight : )
It must be the latest fashion... Sleeping bag in my pack liner and my rain gear spread out over most of my gear..
Im having a rest day today
So there's been a bit of indoor rain in my little tent overnight : )
It must be the latest fashion... Sleeping bag in my pack liner and my rain gear spread out over most of my gear..
Im having a rest day today
October 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
What's a "little" rain...yep it rained a lot last night...and it's still raining...
So there's been a bit of indoor rain in my little tent overnight : )
It must be the latest fashion... Sleeping bag in my pack liner and my rain gear spread out over most of my gear..
Im having a rest day today
So there's been a bit of indoor rain in my little tent overnight : )
It must be the latest fashion... Sleeping bag in my pack liner and my rain gear spread out over most of my gear..
Im having a rest day today
Hi everyone im back on the trail again tomorrow morning.. Walking from te kuiti to Taumaranui.. And south from there.. Im going to be out of cell phone reception for most of that time : ) so it might take me a few days (or more) to reply to any messages /comments : )
October 8, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Hi everyone im back on the trail again tomorrow morning.. Walking from te kuiti to Taumaranui.. And south from there.. Im going to be out of cell phone reception for most of that time : ) so it might take me a few days (or more) to reply to any messages /comments : )
It's a food explosion... Packing food for the next 11 days (+ 1day spare food )... Next challenge will be fitting it into my pack : )
October 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It's a food explosion... Packing food for the next 11 days (+ 1day spare food )... Next challenge will be fitting it into my pack : )
When dinosaurs come to your town.. : )
October 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
When dinosaurs come to your town.. : )
There's a trail around here some where...
Very slow going around lots of windfall on my way up mt pirongia today... : )
Very slow going around lots of windfall on my way up mt pirongia today... : )
September 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
There's a trail around here some where...
Very slow going around lots of windfall on my way up mt pirongia today... : )
Very slow going around lots of windfall on my way up mt pirongia today... : )
Hi everyone I'm back on the trail with my little walk around nz tomorrow...
Walk, Eat, sleep... Repeat next 365 +days : )
See you some where on the road /trail less travelled and please say hi if you happen to see me : )
Walk, Eat, sleep... Repeat next 365 +days : )
See you some where on the road /trail less travelled and please say hi if you happen to see me : )
September 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Hi everyone I'm back on the trail with my little walk around nz tomorrow...
Walk, Eat, sleep... Repeat next 365 +days : )
See you some where on the road /trail less travelled and please say hi if you happen to see me : )
Walk, Eat, sleep... Repeat next 365 +days : )
See you some where on the road /trail less travelled and please say hi if you happen to see me : )
To the naysayers, the haters,the ones who say my pack is too heavy, that i don't know what im doing, that my walk is impossible...
I really don't care what you think... I done enough "crazy" adventures/done enough impossible things already in my life to know what I can /will do...
I really don't care what you think... I done enough "crazy" adventures/done enough impossible things already in my life to know what I can /will do...
September 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
To the naysayers, the haters,the ones who say my pack is too heavy, that i don't know what im doing, that my walk is impossible...
I really don't care what you think... I done enough "crazy" adventures/done enough impossible things already in my life to know what I can /will do...
I really don't care what you think... I done enough "crazy" adventures/done enough impossible things already in my life to know what I can /will do...
Hi everyone.. For the next year it be hit and miss when im online since i will be walking 7000 km around nz and my phone will be off line most of the time (battery saving and lack of cell phone reception)
Im back on the trail again on Tuesday (9th of September)
See you some where on the road /trail
Im back on the trail again on Tuesday (9th of September)
See you some where on the road /trail
September 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Hi everyone.. For the next year it be hit and miss when im online since i will be walking 7000 km around nz and my phone will be off line most of the time (battery saving and lack of cell phone reception)
Im back on the trail again on Tuesday (9th of September)
See you some where on the road /trail
Im back on the trail again on Tuesday (9th of September)
See you some where on the road /trail
More or less all the Food for the next 6-7 days for this girl ...
Now i just need to figure out how to fit it in the pack : ) (yes im going to repack some of it : )
Now i just need to figure out how to fit it in the pack : ) (yes im going to repack some of it : )
July 22, 2025 at 5:05 AM
More or less all the Food for the next 6-7 days for this girl ...
Now i just need to figure out how to fit it in the pack : ) (yes im going to repack some of it : )
Now i just need to figure out how to fit it in the pack : ) (yes im going to repack some of it : )
Playing with flags on the pack...
Both a bit of fun and to be more visible on the road walking /cycle trails.
This is just one of the ones from my bike (the tent pole is a old tent pole from one of my old tents)
The pole comes apart so would fit nicely against the pack on trails...
Both a bit of fun and to be more visible on the road walking /cycle trails.
This is just one of the ones from my bike (the tent pole is a old tent pole from one of my old tents)
The pole comes apart so would fit nicely against the pack on trails...
July 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Playing with flags on the pack...
Both a bit of fun and to be more visible on the road walking /cycle trails.
This is just one of the ones from my bike (the tent pole is a old tent pole from one of my old tents)
The pole comes apart so would fit nicely against the pack on trails...
Both a bit of fun and to be more visible on the road walking /cycle trails.
This is just one of the ones from my bike (the tent pole is a old tent pole from one of my old tents)
The pole comes apart so would fit nicely against the pack on trails...
It's a pack.. Packing my pack tonight as i figure out a few things.. (doing a test pack so i can figure out how best to pack and exactly what im taking... On the road /trail on Tuesday : )
Yes i was going to leave on Sunday but im leving a few days later...
Yes i was going to leave on Sunday but im leving a few days later...
July 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
It's a pack.. Packing my pack tonight as i figure out a few things.. (doing a test pack so i can figure out how best to pack and exactly what im taking... On the road /trail on Tuesday : )
Yes i was going to leave on Sunday but im leving a few days later...
Yes i was going to leave on Sunday but im leving a few days later...
Playing waiting games with the weather... Both to figure out what to pack for coromandel and what tracks i can do since a number of them have unbridged steam/river crossing... So can be a wait and see until its safe to cross said steam /river.. Also track conditions...
July 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Playing waiting games with the weather... Both to figure out what to pack for coromandel and what tracks i can do since a number of them have unbridged steam/river crossing... So can be a wait and see until its safe to cross said steam /river.. Also track conditions...
Hi everyone.. I went to the gym today for one of my last gym workouts before i restart my walk around nz... Im going on the road next week for about 3-4 weeks of walking near thames (nz) walking 180 km of cycle trail and a number of other tracks...
July 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Hi everyone.. I went to the gym today for one of my last gym workouts before i restart my walk around nz... Im going on the road next week for about 3-4 weeks of walking near thames (nz) walking 180 km of cycle trail and a number of other tracks...
Todays workout (at the gym)
20 mins on the cross trainer (on ramdom) - strength training.. Hip adductor (10x3 at 34 kg), leg extensions (10x3 at 20 kg), leg press (10x3 at 40kg), back extension (3x10)... 15 mins/3.1 km on the rowing machine.. (at level 10)
A little more on the leg press today
20 mins on the cross trainer (on ramdom) - strength training.. Hip adductor (10x3 at 34 kg), leg extensions (10x3 at 20 kg), leg press (10x3 at 40kg), back extension (3x10)... 15 mins/3.1 km on the rowing machine.. (at level 10)
A little more on the leg press today
July 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Todays workout (at the gym)
20 mins on the cross trainer (on ramdom) - strength training.. Hip adductor (10x3 at 34 kg), leg extensions (10x3 at 20 kg), leg press (10x3 at 40kg), back extension (3x10)... 15 mins/3.1 km on the rowing machine.. (at level 10)
A little more on the leg press today
20 mins on the cross trainer (on ramdom) - strength training.. Hip adductor (10x3 at 34 kg), leg extensions (10x3 at 20 kg), leg press (10x3 at 40kg), back extension (3x10)... 15 mins/3.1 km on the rowing machine.. (at level 10)
A little more on the leg press today
Todays workout (at the gym)
20 mins on the cross trainer (on ramdom) - strength training.. Hip adductor (10x3 at 25 kg), leg extensions (10x3 at 20 kg), leg press (10x3 at 34kg), back extension (3x10)... 15 mins/3.1 km on the rowing machine.. (at level 10) 15 mins on the treadmill at 6 km/h
20 mins on the cross trainer (on ramdom) - strength training.. Hip adductor (10x3 at 25 kg), leg extensions (10x3 at 20 kg), leg press (10x3 at 34kg), back extension (3x10)... 15 mins/3.1 km on the rowing machine.. (at level 10) 15 mins on the treadmill at 6 km/h
June 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Todays workout (at the gym)
20 mins on the cross trainer (on ramdom) - strength training.. Hip adductor (10x3 at 25 kg), leg extensions (10x3 at 20 kg), leg press (10x3 at 34kg), back extension (3x10)... 15 mins/3.1 km on the rowing machine.. (at level 10) 15 mins on the treadmill at 6 km/h
20 mins on the cross trainer (on ramdom) - strength training.. Hip adductor (10x3 at 25 kg), leg extensions (10x3 at 20 kg), leg press (10x3 at 34kg), back extension (3x10)... 15 mins/3.1 km on the rowing machine.. (at level 10) 15 mins on the treadmill at 6 km/h
Visiting as many huts in nz as possible on foot and by bike….
Hi everyone i been asked what im doing after my "little" walk around nz...
Well i have a answer... : )
Link to the blog post explaining it... : )
damianata.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/v...
Hi everyone i been asked what im doing after my "little" walk around nz...
Well i have a answer... : )
Link to the blog post explaining it... : )
damianata.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/v...
Visiting as many huts in nz as possible on foot and by bike….
Hi everyone.. Some times im asked what im doing after my “little” walk around nz… Well after much thinking and research i have some ideas.. Including my main idea It will involve both c…
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June 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Visiting as many huts in nz as possible on foot and by bike….
Hi everyone i been asked what im doing after my "little" walk around nz...
Well i have a answer... : )
Link to the blog post explaining it... : )
damianata.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/v...
Hi everyone i been asked what im doing after my "little" walk around nz...
Well i have a answer... : )
Link to the blog post explaining it... : )
damianata.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/v...
One day i might figer out how to do a blog properly... For some odd reason it was only showing 4 posts... Hopefully that's fixed now..
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I have around 5? Posts to type up before im up to date...
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I have around 5? Posts to type up before im up to date...
damiana's journey on the te araroa trail
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June 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
One day i might figer out how to do a blog properly... For some odd reason it was only showing 4 posts... Hopefully that's fixed now..
damianata.wordpress.com
I have around 5? Posts to type up before im up to date...
damianata.wordpress.com
I have around 5? Posts to type up before im up to date...
Hi everyone I'm working on doing a post/list on what gear im taking on my walk around nz.. Including why i using each piece of gear and where i got it from (and cost)
Is there any gear in particular people would like to know about.. Any other questions about my gear..
Is there any gear in particular people would like to know about.. Any other questions about my gear..
June 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Hi everyone I'm working on doing a post/list on what gear im taking on my walk around nz.. Including why i using each piece of gear and where i got it from (and cost)
Is there any gear in particular people would like to know about.. Any other questions about my gear..
Is there any gear in particular people would like to know about.. Any other questions about my gear..