Month: Mar 2024

• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Days 121-122

  

  Dates: 27th-28th February 2024 Start: Birchwood Station (km 2877.7) End: Merriview Hut (km 2904.9) Distance Travelled: 25.9 km walked + 5.1 km hitch (31 km total) Total Distance Completed: 2755.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Colours by Voyager How Much I’m Dreading Longwood Forest: aaaaaagh! I was in for…

  04/03/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 120

  

  Date: 26th February 2024 Start: Lower Wairaki Hut (km 2842) End: Birchwood Station (km 2877.7) Distance Travelled: 35.7 km Total Distance Completed: 2724.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Conditions Of A Punk by half•alive Mt Linton Station Scenery: surprisingly beautiful I didn’t wake up in a good mood. For…

  03/03/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 119

  

  Date: 25th February 2024 Start: Lower Princhester Hut (km 2811.9) End: Lower Wairaki Hut (km 2842) Distance Travelled: 30.1 km Total Distance Completed: 2688.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Whole Again by Dadi Freyr Track Visibility: what track? My alarm went off and a sea of red lights lit…

  02/03/2024
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 118

  

  Date: 24th February 2024 Start: Kiwi Burn Hut (km 2777.4) End: Lower Princhester Hut (km 2811.9) Distance Travelled: 13.4 km walked + 21.4 km hitched (34.5 km total) Total Distance Completed: 2658.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: cardigan by Taylor Swift Hours Spent Waiting Out the Rain: 4 I…

  01/03/2024