Month: Jan 2024

• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 84

  

  Date: 21st January 2024 Start: West Sabine Hut (km 2007.3) End: Waiau Hut (km 2030.8) Distance Travelled: 23.5 km Total Distance Completed: 1870.8 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Days Like These by Hillsong United Views from Waiau Pass: indescribable Hey ho, it’s time for another one of those days…

  25/01/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 83

  

  Date: 20th January 2024 Start: John Tait Hut (km 1992.5) End: West Sabine Hut (km 2007.3) Distance Travelled: 14.8 km Total Distance Completed: 1847.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Honey in the Rock by Brooke Ligertwood Rain Avoidance: timed to perfection I don’t know why I bother setting an…

  25/01/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 82

  

  Date: 19th January 2024 Start: Alpine Lodge, St Arnaud (km 1967.9) End: John Tait Hut (km 1992.5) Distance Travelled: 24.7 km Total Distance Completed: 1832.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil Weather: just generally garbage 11 hours in civilisation is all I will get.…

  25/01/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 81

  

  Date: 18th January 2024 Start: Red Hills Hut (km 1947.1) End: Alpine Lodge, St Arnaud (km 1967.9) Distance Travelled: 20.8 km Total Distance Completed: 1807.8 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Don’t Tread On Me by We The Kingdom Hitchhiking Success: all time low I… I did it. I finished…

  25/01/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 80

  

  Date: 17th January 2024 Start: Hunters Hut (km 1928.9) End: Red Hills Hut (km 1947.1) Distance Travelled: 18.2 km Total Distance Completed: 1787 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Not Afraid by Hillsong United Food Bag: satisfyingly empty As I was writing up today’s stats above, I had a moment…

  24/01/2024