Category: Te Araroa 2023/24
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Te Araroa: Day 91
Date: 28th January 2024 Start: Hurunui Hut (km 2131.6) End: Locke Stream Hut (km 2157) Distance Travelled: 25.4 km Total Distance Completed: 1994.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran River Crossings: I lost count after about 20 Another day, another surprise Matt appearance in the…
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Te Araroa: Day 90
Date: 27th January 2024 Start: Hope Kiwi Lodge (km 2113.8) End: Hurunui Hut (km 2131.6) Distance Travelled: 17.8 km Total Distance Completed: 1969.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: This Is the Kingdom by Elevation Worship Bumblebee Betrayals: just one, but it really stung The timbers of Hope Kiwi Lodge…
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Te Araroa: Day 89
Date: 26th January 2024 Start: Windy Point (km 2098.4) End: Hope Kiwi Lodge (km 2113.8) Distance Travelled: 16.1 km Total Distance Completed: 1951.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Hear The Cry by P&W Collective Consequences of Hiker Hunger: a stupidly heavy pack and sore joints One rest day was…
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Te Araroa: Day 88 (I’m Old Now)
Date: 25th January 2024 Ah, Hanmer Springs. Despite all the road trips I went on as a child with my family in Aotearoa, we never visited Hanmer, so I was looking forward to exploring this resort town a bit more. Before then, I made sure to have a good old…
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Te Araroa: Day 87
Date: 24th January 2024 Start: Boyle Flat Hut (km 2074.2) End: Boyle Village (km 2087.1) Distance Travelled: 12.9 km walked + 8.3 km hitched (21.2 km total) Total Distance Completed: 1935.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: LION by Elevation Worship Hitching Success: increasing Good grief it’s cold. Have I…
A Dangerous Business 
Well, Jono, thanks for posting your travel diary. It certainly makes interesting reading, and provides a historical record (for you,…