Category: Te Araroa
A day on the trail – More info https://www.teararoa.org.nz/
-
The Te Araroa is calling.
Time to go back and finish this thing, BUT, yes BUT the weather is starting to play a significant role now that winter is closing in and the daylight hours are getting shorter. This means river levels will start to rise, snow will start falling on the peaks and…
-
Rakaia River to Arthur’s Pass – Day 44/47.
While the bad weather continues, So continuing on from yesterday’s post, it does seem like I am running a little “late” on the trail and winter might be arriving earlier than I had hoped. I decided NOT to redo the following section of the TA as well, since I…
-
Rangitata River to Rakaia River – Day 40/43.
New Zealand is getting pummeled by a weather system, So while I am glad to be home rather than in a riverbed, it does seem like I am running a little “late” on the trail and winter might be arriving earlier than I had hoped. This made me decide…
-
![Rangitata [Bush Steam Carpark] – Day 39.](https://floatingphil.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240406_082230-scaled.jpg)
Rangitata [Bush Steam Carpark] – Day 39.
Walking out, down the river, Get up, get up, get up… was going through my mind when I openend my eyes just after 6am this morning. I hopped out of my tent with the plan of breaking camp and moving back into the hut for breakfast before the Kea’s…