Category: Te Araroa
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SH94 to Te Anau – Day 12
The end of a stint, Such a nice night with awesome people at Princhester Hut. I had the fire going to make it feel nice and homey, not too cold. This morning it is a flat 6km of road walking to SH94 and then hitch hiking into Te Anau for…
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Lower Princhester Hut – Day 11
Feeling a little refreshed, After arriving “early” around 3pm at Aparima Hut yesterday, I had time to do the laundry, dry my shoes, dry and repack my tent as well as backpack and spend a little time making dinner. The effect of all this is that I am up early…
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Aparima Hut – Day 10
Backcountry, Today was a nice day for walking out there. The scenery is changing to more backcountry tussock with smaller pieces of forest in between. The weather is improving and becoming more predictable as I travel north, the rivers larger and the forests a little less muddy. This is really…
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Lower Wairaki Hut – Day 9
A short walk over a tall mountain, After what was a windy night, followed by lots of rain up until noon, I broke up camp at 1pm. Only had a welcome 9km to cover today, but over one big mountain. Climbing almost 500 vertical meters with the campsite down there…