Te Araroa Trail Waipu to Mangawhai ** TA Highlight** We started the day with bacon and eggs then Mary dropped us to the start of the Lang's View track stretch of Te Araroa trail. Markus…
Te Araroa Trail Day 20. Waipu 420.2kms – Mangawhai 456.3kms
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Te Araroa Trail Day 19. Taurikura Bay 395.8kms – Marsden Point – Waipu 420.2kms
Te Araroa Trail Marsden Point to Waipu We got up and out a little later today. Te Araroa trail started with an easy 4km road walk to Reotahi Bay. We met Duncan there, who ferried…
Te Araroa Trail Day 18. Tidesong 371.4kms – Taurikura Bay 395.8kms
Te Araroa Trail Ocean Beach and Bream Head ** TA Highlight ** We were up at 5.30am today. Ros from Tidesong BnB made us a wonderful early brekkie of pikelets with crab apple jam and…
Te Araroa Trail Day 17. Ngunguru, Nikau Bay Eco camp 341.6kms – Tidesong 371.4kms
Te Araroa Trail Ngunguru to Tidesong BnB Today Anouck and I woke up to fresh eggs, gifted to us by James our host at the Nikau Eco camp. Bruce and Anja and Markus joined us…
Te Araroa Trail Day 16. Whananaki North Holiday Park 314.4kms – Ngunguru, Nikau Bay Eco camp 341.6kms
Whananaki North to Ngunguru I had one of the best sleep of the trail last night :-) Bruce woke Anouck and I up at 8am & we were delighted to be invited to a family…
Te Araroa Trail Day 15. Waikahoa Bay doc camp (off trail) – Whananaki North Holiday Park 314.4kms
Te Araroa Trail to Whananaki Holiday Park As you can imagine today was a very slow start, and without a doubt my worst morning on Te Araroa trail. I woke several times during the night…
Te Araroa Trail Day 14. Russell Walkway Junction 273.6km – Helena Bay 291.4km – Waikahoa Bay doc camp (off trail)
Te Araroa Trail "Chicken Poison day" A day of Te Araroa trail surprises today. Apparently the unidentified bird I heard in the night was a kiwi - wow! :-) Today we started on a 4…
Te Araroa Trail Day 13. Paihia 247.6km – Russell Walkway Junction 273.6km
Te Araroa Trail to Russel Walkway Junction Today's Te Araroa trail was all about the water! I had a considerably leisurely brekkie, then got myself together and was up and out by 9.30am. Paihia Opua…