Month: Nov 2023

• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 8

  

  Date: 6th November 2023 Start: Blackbridge Rd Campsite (km 177) End: Puketi Campsite (km 197.5) Distance Travelled: 20.5 km Total Distance Completed: 190.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: In Christ Alone Energy: completely and utterly drained WHY IS MY TENT ALWAYS SATURATED WITH DEW? Ok, rant over. It was…

  09/11/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 7

  

  Date: 5th November 2023 Start: Broadwood End: Blackbridge Road Campsite (km 177) Distance Walked: 8.3 km walked + 28.5 km hitched (36.8 km total) Total Distance Completed: 169.9 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Évidemment by La Zarra Francophone Population of Tonight’s Camp: almost everyone Even in fine weather, I…

  08/11/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 6

  

  Date: 4th November 2023 Start: Beachcomber Lodge, Kaitaia (km 115.6) End: Broadwood (~km 138.5) Distance Walked: 5.1 km hitchhike + 16.8 km on trail + 9 km bypass (30.9 km total) Total Distance Completed: 133.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Slice of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn Time Taken to…

  07/11/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 5

  Date: 3rd November 2023 Yet again, I am very grateful that I rested. No alarm in the morning, no agenda to complete during the day, just relax in Kaitaia. Again. Somehow a planned 2 nights total in this town has blown into 5 nights, although I certainly don’t regret any…

  04/11/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 4

  

  Date: 2nd November 2023 Start: Ngapae Holiday Park (km 87.2) End: Beachcomber Lodge, Kaitaia (km 115.6) Distance Walked: 15.2 km + 13.2 km hitchhike (28.4 km total) Total Distance Completed: 102.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Conditions Of A Punk by half alive Calories Ingested in Ahipara: a glorious…

  03/11/2023