MONDAY - DAY THREE SUMMARY

DAY THREE OVERVIEW

Wake-up call will be at 6:00am.

You will pack-up your belongings and put them on the luggage transport truck. From there breakfast will be served between 6.30 – 7.30am, cereals, fruit, tea & coffee.

Our morning destination is Totara Point, 3.2km away. Totara Point is a special place for the catholic faith, as the first NZ Mass was conducted here by Bishop Pompallier in 1838. Mass will commence upon the Pilgrim’s arrival at about 9.10am. The Mass will be celebrated in the same location as the first Mass. Following Mass, we will have lunch before commencing the next part of our journey.

The afternoon commences with a 10.2km walk into Kohukohu, arriving at about 2.10pm. We’ll take a 20-minute break and then it is back on the road for the last leg of the day. 

The final leg is about 5.2km in length and takes us to Motukaraka Marae, and the home of Our Lady of Assumption Church. Here we will be welcomed onto the Marae, where we will be accommodated for the night. Dinner: a hangi and salads will be prepared by the Marae for us and will be served at about 6.00pm.

A limited amount of space is available for those that wish to sleep inside that night, female pilgrims and boys under the age of 12 only. Male pilgrims over the age of 12 will camp in tents.