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Colac Bay to Martin’s Hut – Day 4
Turning inland, away from the ocean, After having a fairly dry night of tenting in Colac Bay, the heavens decided to open up this morning. I had to wait till 11am to get the first break in the rain before I could set off for the mountains. Beautiful forests filled…
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Riverton to Colac Bay – Day 3
What feels like a holi-day today, Easy stroll to Colac Bay from a significantly better looking Riverton this morning. Only 12-ish kilometres and no significant climbs to the sleepy village of Colac Bay. It is beautiful down here, such a pristine coast line and it makes for ever-changing walking conditions.…
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Riverton via the beach – Day 2
Tough day, Comparing all the Southland, Te Araroa days to one another, on paper, today always looked like the toughest. The weather did not make it any easier to be honest, so a tough day it was. Left Invercargill at 6:30 ish, then onto the beach all the way to…
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Better weather and Bluff – Day 1.5
Waking up in Bluff, After raining for what feels like the whole night, I woke up to a different Bluff this morning. At first it feels like a one horse, working, harbour town, but pause a little and take a closer look. There is some great maritime history here and…
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Here I go, Te Araroa – Day 1
Invercargill to Bluff, Bluff is actually one of the starting points of the Te Araroa, but the directions of the stints, and how they link up is not all that important to me. I started the roughly 35km route to Bluff this morning, before 7am from Invercargill, and only one…
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Invercargill
Smile and wave, It feels out of place, but I cant help but notice, a couple of times this morning, that I am smiling when I waved goodbye to Christchurch. Have I not been smiling lately? Hmmm, maybe I am doing something about it. Anyhow, I made it to Invercargill,…
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Remember to meditate
Final day before my trip, Kept myself busy with all sorts of tasks today to ensure the Hamster does not go completely off track, at a million miles an hour. I forgot how much I still wanted to achieve before I left home on my adventure. Cleaning my place, making…
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