Relaxing coffee and pie first

Relaxing coffee and pie first

Previous First day Next 1st Feb Wednesday, Te Araroa 123 2,931km camp site Riverton to Invercargill 2,964km (33km) Late start this morning after two coffees at the camp site where the kitchen didn’t open until 7:15 and the WiFi  wasn’t walking. Walked into...
Mouse  attack

Mouse  attack

Previous First day Next 25th Jan Wednesday, TA Araroa 116 Queenstown 2676km  to Greenstone Carpark by car then walked to Taipo Hut, 4 bunks 2,700km (24km) From Queenstown we arranged a bus ride to get to the trail head to get us to Greenstone via Glenorchy. Costing 55...
Zero  day in Queenstown 

Zero  day in Queenstown 

Previous First day Next Te Araroa 115 24th January, Tuesday  Lazy day with a lazy start, sleeped  in until 7 o’clock. After  a coffee it was time I visited the 4 square  to do my shopping to last me for the next 8 days on trail. cost about 120 dollars  with not...
Views of lake Tekapo from the tent

Views of lake Tekapo from the tent

Previous First day Next 14th jan Saturday: Te Araroa 105 2368km tent with a view over Lake Tekapo to Tekapo 2389km Woke up really early this morning from the cold, Ken was awake and was keen to head off at a silly time like 4:30 that time of the morning to get to the...
Hanmer  Springs and hot breakfast 

Hanmer  Springs and hot breakfast 

Previous First day Next ​1 Jan 2017. Te Araroa 92 Boyle Village 2060km   to Hope Half Way Shelter 2079km   (19km) Rain last night and  this morning, wake up early this morning  to find my maps wet and a couple of my clothes  items as well. The drop box I picked up...