Month: Dec 2023

• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 61

  

  Date: 29th December 2023 Start: Te Whare O Moturimu (km 1514.4) End: Ian & Frank’s Hut (km 1529.2) Distance Travelled: 14.8 km Total Distance Completed: 1369.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Sun Goes Down by Robin Schultz Rain: annoyingly persistent This is going to be one of those posts…

  31/12/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 60

  

  Date: 28th December 2023 Start: Palmerston North (km 1484.3) End: Te Whare O Moturimu (km 1514.4) Distance Travelled: 30.1 km Total Distance Completed: 1354.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Rhythm Inside by Löic Nottet Wind Turbine Rotation Speed: much faster than it looks This morning was filled with a…

  30/12/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Christmas Break

  Dates: 24th-27th December 2023 I could get used to this. Weight off my shoulders, good food everyday, comfy bed every night. It’s gonna be hard to leave when I eventually have to, but I’ve still got half the trail to go and I can begin to look forward to the…

  28/12/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 55

  

  Date: 23rd December 2023 Start: Hipango Park (km 1347) End: Caroline’s Boathouse, Whanganui (km 1370.3) Distance Travelled: 23.3 km Total Distance Completed: 1324.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: head was empty today Time Spent Waiting for Lunch: well over an hour A night of strange dreams introduced me to…

  26/12/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 54

  

  Date: 22nd December 2023 Start: Flying Fox (km 1313.9) End: Hipango Park (km 1347) Distance Travelled: 33.1 km Total Distance Completed: 1301 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Last Christmas by Wham! Headwinds, What Are They Good For: absolutely nothing (except helping planes take-off) I’m probably going to say this…

  26/12/2023