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A Lazy Day, and Return to Auckland
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:00 pm

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On The Trail, Two Years Ago…

1120.4 / 3074.5 km 36.4% Tongariro Holiday Park
Day 50: 42 Traverse, Waione/Cokers Track, and Road Walk to Tongariro Holiday Park
Friday, December 29, 2023 10:08 pm
Location: Tongariro Holiday Park (1120.4 km)

A wet, rainy day with more water crossings than can be counted brought us to the Tongariro Holiday Park, on the outskirts of Tongariro National Park and the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing.

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Waihōpai River and Estuary
Day 150: 3,000 km, From Cape Reinga to Bluff
Sunday, April 7, 2024 8:47 pm
Location: Stirling Point, Bluff, Southern Terminus of Te Araroa (3074.5 km)

After 150 days and 3074.5 km of hiking (and also canoeing and cycling), I reached Bluff, the southern terminus of Te Araroa.

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Dark Clouds Over Stewart Island
Day 149: Oreti Beach
Saturday, April 6, 2024 7:59 pm
Location: Invercargil / Tuatara Lodge (3039.7 km)

The penultimate day on Te Araroa was a long walk along Oreti Beach, bookended with roadwalk in Riverton and Invercargill.

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Turbulent Waves
Day 148: Longwood Forest and Colac Bay
Friday, April 5, 2024 10:00 pm
Location: Riverton / Riverton Holiday Park (3006.7 km)

With forest and mountains behind me, Te Araroa begins following the south coast of the South Island.

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Gnarled Trees
Day 147: Longwood Forest Day 2
Thursday, April 4, 2024 8:33 pm
Location: Turnbull’s Hut (2982.7 km)

A second day in the Longwood Forest took me through extremely muddy trail to the final hut on Te Araroa.

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