Te Araroa Trail – Day 5

Friday, November 3, 2023Distance/ Total: 14.5 km / 9.0 mi It started raining shortly after I got in my tent last night and rained throughout the night. My new HMG Unbound 2 tent did fantastic in the rain except for two little spots along the centerline on each side. I’m not sure if the water was a leak or condensation […]

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Te Araroa Trail – Day 4

Thursday, November 2, 2023Distance Today/ Total: 31.5 km/ 19.6 mi I was a little tired this morning after yesterday’s walk and slept in a little later. Everything was wet with condensation this morning and I spent some time drying things off before packing up. I started down the trail about 7:30. Today was another long (31km) beach walk and was […]

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Te Araroa Trail – Day 3

Wednesday, November 1, 2023Distance Today/ Total: 29.5 km/ 18.3 mi I was up as soon as it was daylight and got ready for todays hike. When I crawled out of my tent I saw a wild horse grazing near the sand dunes. What a great way to start the day. Today’s hike was a long walk down the beach. The […]

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Te Araroa Trail – Day 2

Tuesday, October 31, 2023Distance Today/ Total: 19.5 km/ 12.1 mi The rain lasted until about midnight, but the strong winds continued through the night. My tent fell in on me 3 times and I had to reach out and reset the stakes in the loose sand. Th last time it fell in was about 5:30 and I gave up and […]

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Te Araroa Trail – Day 1

Monday, October 30, 2023Distance Today/ Total: 20.6 km/ 12.8mi Despite the continued rain I decided to head out on the trail today. The rain is supposed to start moving out tomorrow morning and I’ll be road walking most of today anyway. Ron shuttled 4 of us put to the lighthouse this morning and we arrived there about 11:15. There was […]

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