Category: Te Araroa 2023/24

• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 15

  

  Date: 13th November 2023 Start: Helena Ridge (km 306.3) End: Whananaki Holiday Park (km 322.2) Distance Travelled: 8.4 km walked + 14.4 km hitchhiked (22.8 km total) Total Distance Completed: 322.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Dust by Kings Kaleidoscope Ability to Hand Wash Clothes: abysmal I woke to…

  15/11/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 14

  

  Date: 12th November 2023 Start: The Farm (km 281.2) End: Helena Ridge (km 306.3) Distance Travelled: 16 km walked + 9.1 km hitchhiked (25.1 km total) Total Distance Completed: 299.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Eye of the Tiger by Survivor Hours Saved by Hitching: around 2 Another night…

  14/11/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 13

  

  Date: 11th November 2023 Start: Peppertree Lodge, Paihia (km 244.7) End: The Farm (km 281.2) Distance Travelled: 25.6 km walked + 10.9 km by taxi (36.5 km total) Total Distance Completed: 274.6 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Dancing Queen by ABBA ABBA Vibes: immaculate I have often said that…

  13/11/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Day 12

  

  Date: 10th November 2023 Start: Hone Heke Lodge, Kerikeri (km 221.7) End: Peppertree Lodge, Paihia (km 244.7) Distance Travelled: 23 km Total Distance Completed: 238.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Praise by Elevation Worship General Health: 3.6 roentgen (not great, not terrible) It always feels a bit weird walking…

  12/11/2023
• Te Araroa 2023/24

  Te Araroa: Days 10-11

  Dates: 8th-9th November 2023 I didn’t go to Paihia. Nothing could’ve convinced me to go walking straight away after the horror night I had after arriving in Kerikeri. I’ll spare you most of the gross details, all you need to know is I began coughing basically non-stop from 10:30pm till…

  11/11/2023