Friday, November 17, 2023 10:14 pm
Location: Makene Road Campsite (163.9 km)
Hike: Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
The Raetea Forest is as muddy as it is beautiful. It was unfortunate, then, that it was very beautiful.
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Thursday, November 16, 2023 9:37 pm
Location: Abhay and Jayanti’s Krishna Sanctuary (144.9 km)
Hike: Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
Today was another paved and gravel road walk, taking us from Kaitaia to the doorstep of the Raetea Forest, the first of the northern forests we’ll hike through.
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Wednesday, November 15, 2023 11:12 pm
Location: Kaitaia / Beachcomber Lodge and Backpacker (125.5 km)
Hike: Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
A walk along a road brought us to Kaitaia, for our first resupply on Te Araroa.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023 4:40 pm
Location: Ahipara / YHA Aphiara (110.8 km)
Hike: Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
Another thirty kilometers on Ninety Mile Beach finally brought us to the town of Ahipara, at the southern edge of the beach.
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Monday, November 13, 2023 9:35 pm
Location: Hukatere Lodge Campground (79.7 km)
Hike: Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
Our second day on Ninety Mile Beach took us a further 30 km down the very long beach.
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