Category: Te Araroa
A day on the trail – More info https://www.teararoa.org.nz/
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Southland Complete – Day 17
Starting to feel like I accomplished something, Leaving, may I add flagship status, Greenstone Hut this morning I realised that I am in Otago province. This means I am done with Southland and so, also done with 10% of the TA. More than 300km on foot through mostly rural Southland.…
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Greenstone Hut – Day 16
Bee-a-you-tea-full-day this morning, Leaving Taipo Hut this morning. The wind died down, clouds dissappeared overnight and the blue sky is out this morning. It is only a short 10km “hop” to Greenstone Hut today, which almost seems a little whimsical, but it is 24km to the car park and that…
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Rain, Staying at Taipo Hut
The weather caught up, During the night, the rain set in, and this morning looked windy, cold, wet and grey outside. Initially I got everything ready to go, hoping for a short break in the rain, but by 10am I knew I was making Taipo Hut my home for another…
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Taipo Hut – Day 15
Another beautiful day, So trying to make the most of the fine weather, I am pushing on past Boundary Hut directly to Taipo Hut today. After watching the sunrise this morning, gradually colouring in the mountains on the opposite side of the lake, it was time to leave Carey’s Hut…