As recommended by @ALROnHousing - come, journey into the unknown.

DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK

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The first stop, immediately upon entry: concrete.

Technically, you already experienced this, as the walkway upon which you’ve walked to reach the barefoot experience is this material. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

The first “new” experience: crushed shells. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

Yes, this is literally all the foot slicing fun of broken shells from the beach. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

After you survive the razor beds, comes: bark.

Add some splinters to your bleeding feet. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

Glamour town awaits next: white marble. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

Lest you expect otherwise, this is little more than gravel. White, marble-sized gravel. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

A diversion! Climb the tree, sign the book, be immortalized for all eternity. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

“At your own risk” is doing a lot of work here, as you play Russian Roulette with your pick of many potential dry rot branches. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

Luckily, the next diversion is not so foreboding: a natural bridge.

“At your own risk” again, but this one is actually pretty sturdy, and rope hand-hold is well-secured. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

BUT WAIT

Beware, if you take the bridge, you will miss the mud experience.

(seasonal, weather permitting) – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

Walk on sticks on the Manuka Sticks Walk. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

And, even though between segments you’ve basically been walking on pine straw throughout, now, formally: pine needles. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

Next up: pine cones.

Seriously. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

But barefoot walk is here to make it up to you: fern massage. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

Glass.

The way this has been going, it wouldn’t be out of character to be broken glass, so we’ll happily take this as a win. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

Put on a show at the wooden balance act!

Years of weathering have loosened the screws holding this together, making it a non-trivial challenge. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

As we come to our grand finale, some might find it uninspired: pebbles. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

Yep, very small rocks. The kind that float. Like ducks, and churches. – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri

Now, don’t get me wrong - it was a lovely walk through quiet, glorious New Zealand forest - surrounded by giant ferns and bird calls.

But take your shoes off AT YOUR OWN RISK.

(end thread) – bei Kimi Ora Spa Resort Kaiteriteri