Month: Jan 2024

• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 79

  

  Date: 16th January 2024 Start: Mid Wairoa Hut (km 1911.8) End: Hunters Hut (km 1928.9) Distance Travelled: 17.1 km Total Distance Completed: 1768.8 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Chariot by Hillsong United Today’s Environment: oddly reminiscent of Australia No, don’t make me leave the hut! Let me be comfy…

  24/01/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 78

  

  Date: 15th January 2024 Start: Mt Rintoul Hut (km 1896.6) End: Mid Wairoa Hut (km 1911.8) Distance Travelled: 15.2 km Total Distance Completed: 1751.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Like It Like That by Guy Sebastian Internal Thoughts When I Saw Robins: *joyful screaming* One thing I forgot to…

  19/01/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 77

  

  Date: 14th January 2024 Start: Slaty Hut (km 1883.3) End: Mt Rintoul Hut (km 1896.6) Distance Travelled: 13.3 km Total Distance Completed: 1736.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Twenty Five Miles by Human Nature Today’s Mood: swinging like a pendulum There were a few times last night when I…

  19/01/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 76

  

  Date: 13th January 2024 Start: Rocks Hut (km 1858.4) End: Slaty Hut (km 1883.3) Distance Travelled: 24.9 km Total Distance Completed: 1723.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: the song of thousands of cicadas Metres Climbed: over 1800 Hey weather forecast, why did you lie to me? You said it…

  19/01/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 75

  

  Date: 12th January 2024 Start: Pelorus River Campsite (km 1826.6) End: Rocks Hut (km 1858.4) Distance Travelled: 31.8 km Total Distance Completed: 1698.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: various scenes from The Avengers, don’t ask why Sandfly Population on the Pelorus River: hundreds at least Why am I waking…

  18/01/2024