Month: Jan 2024

• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 89

  

  Date: 26th January 2024 Start: Windy Point (km 2098.4) End: Hope Kiwi Lodge (km 2113.8) Distance Travelled: 16.1 km Total Distance Completed: 1951.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Hear The Cry by P&W Collective Consequences of Hiker Hunger: a stupidly heavy pack and sore joints One rest day was…

  31/01/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 88 (I’m Old Now)

  

  Date: 25th January 2024 Ah, Hanmer Springs. Despite all the road trips I went on as a child with my family in Aotearoa, we never visited Hanmer, so I was looking forward to exploring this resort town a bit more. Before then, I made sure to have a good old…

  31/01/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 87

  

  Date: 24th January 2024 Start: Boyle Flat Hut (km 2074.2) End: Boyle Village (km 2087.1) Distance Travelled: 12.9 km walked + 8.3 km hitched (21.2 km total) Total Distance Completed: 1935.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: LION by Elevation Worship Hitching Success: increasing Good grief it’s cold. Have I…

  30/01/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 86

  

  Date: 23rd January 2024 Start: Anne Hut (km 2056.8) End: Boyle Flat Hut (km 2074.2) Distance Travelled: 17.4 km Total Distance Completed: 1914.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: The Proof of Your Love by for KING & COUNTRY False Starts: 1 I was startled awake at some ridiculous hour…

  26/01/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 85

  

  Date: 22nd January 2024 Start: Waiau Hut (km 2030.8) End: Anne Hut (km 2056.8) Distance Travelled: 26 km Total Distance Completed: 1896.8 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Andy Serkis’ narration of the Battle of Helm’s Deep Today’s Terrain: a very grassy pancake I can now understand why some people…

  25/01/2024