Month: Nov 2023

• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 19

  

  Date: 17th November 2023 Start: Ruakaka Beach Holiday Park (km 404) End: Camp Waipu Cove (km 420.4) Distance Travelled: 16.4 km Total Distance Completed: 420.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Praise You by Fatboy Slim Thoughts on Waipu: suspiciously Scottish Hallelujah, a sub-20 km day! Granted the only reason…

  19/11/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 18

  

  Date: 16th November 2023 Start: Ocean Beach (km 378.4) End: Ruakaka Beach Holiday Park (km 404) Distance Travelled: 25.6 km Total Distance Completed: 404.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: In This Ocean by Kings Kaleidoscope (Have I made it obvious that I really like Kings Kaleidoscope) Opinions on Stairs:…

  18/11/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 17

  

  Date: 15th November 2023 Start: Pataua North Road (km 354.8) End: Ocean Beach (km 378.4) Distance Travelled: 23.6 km Total Distance Completed: 378.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Enchanted by Kings Kaleidoscope Mud: yes Being woken up by an alarm at 7am was oddly comforting. Because of the tide…

  17/11/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 16

  

  Date: 14th November 2023 Start: Whananaki Holiday Park (km 322.2) End: Pataua North Road (km 354.8) Distance Travelled: 32.6 km Total Distance Completed: 355.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: The Path by Lorde Hours on Trail: 11 I’m convinced Earth’s gravitational pull is stronger before sunrise. How else am…

  16/11/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 15

  

  Date: 13th November 2023 Start: Helena Ridge (km 306.3) End: Whananaki Holiday Park (km 322.2) Distance Travelled: 8.4 km walked + 14.4 km hitchhiked (22.8 km total) Total Distance Completed: 322.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Dust by Kings Kaleidoscope Ability to Hand Wash Clothes: abysmal I woke to…

  15/11/2023