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Date: 13th October 2024 Start: Yarram Campsite (km 110.5) End: Djardji-djawara Campsite (km 138.1) Distance Travelled: 27.6 km Total Distance Completed: 138.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Glorious by Macklemore Feet: battered I feel… alright? That honestly surprised me a bit. If this was 2 months into Te Araroa, recovering quickly after a long,…
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Date: 12th October 2024 Start: Duwul Campsite (km 84.1) End: Yarram Campsite (km 110.5) Distance Travelled: 26.3 km Total Distance Completed: 110.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: We Are The Champions by Queen Opinion Of Rocks: burn them all A roaring wind tore through our camp in the night, forcing me to frantically pitch…
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Date: 11th October 2024 Start: Barri Yalug Campsite (km 71.8) End: Duwul Campsite (km 84.1) Distance Travelled: 12.3 km Total Distance Completed: 84.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Ooh Aah by Grits Number of Rocks On Trail: couple million I saw an aurora last night. Well, more like 5:30 this morning. Well, when I…
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Date: 10th October 2024 Start: Halls Gap (km 48.9) End: Barri Yalug Campsite (km 71.8) Distance Travelled: 22.9 km Total Distance Completed: 71.8 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Reach Out I’ll Be There by Human Nature Feet Update: no worse than yesterday I don’t know whether it’s due to the cold, my tent, sleeping…
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Date: 9th October 2024 Start: Gar Campsite (km 23) End: Halls Gap (km 48.7) Distance Travelled: 25.7 km Total Distance Completed: 48.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Take My Breath Away by Berlin Body Parts In Need Of Replacement: both feet, one knee (borderline), shoulders, calf muscles (might be salvaged if I actually stretched…
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Date: 8th October 2024 Start: Mt Zero Trailhead (km 0) End: Gar Campsite (km 23) Distance Travelled: 23 km Total Distance Completed: 23 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: O Where is My Hairbrush (yes, the VeggieTales song) Body After 6 Months At A Desk: stiff Well, here we go again. Packing a bag to…
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Well then… I didn’t think I’d be back here so soon. Get back from New Zealand, settle into work, plan my next adventure for 2025. Unless there’s been a glitch with the Gregorian calendar, it is still very much 2024. Yet here I am, about to hit another trail. In short, I got bored at…
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On the 3rd of March 2024, I descended Bluff Hill to Stirling Point, being greeted by dozens of my fellow hiking brethren as I touched the signpost to signify my journey on Te Araroa was at its end. That was 6 months ago (hence the super creative title of this post). How on Earth has…
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After 2 years of planning and anticipation and 4.5 months of actual walking, my adventure on Te Araroa is at an end. I still can’t quite believe that it’s over. In my latter years at university, a good bit of my free time was spent dithering over my plans, reading blogs and watching videos from…
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Date: 3rd March 2024 Start: Beach Road Holiday Park, Oreti Beach (km 2987.7) End: Stirling Point (km 3028.9) Distance Travelled: 41.2 km Total Distance Completed: 2879.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Praise You by Fatboy Slim (“we’ve come a long long way together, through the hard times and the good”) Emotions: elation, relief, satisfaction,…
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Well, Jono, thanks for posting your travel diary. It certainly makes interesting reading, and provides a historical record (for you,…
Sounds like, “All’s well that ends well.” Somewhat of a relief, I assume, from your description, though lots of good…
Wow, Jono, I think you are a brick (that’s a compliment, if you haven’t heard it before!). Having to force…
Hi Jono, I have been a but slow in commenting on this day’s activities, but I do enjoy your commentaries…
A Dangerous Business 
Wow!, Jono. Nothing like a gentle hike to fill up a Saturday!!! You must have slept well that night (or…