It's not every day you have the crazy idea of walking the length of Aotearoa New Zealand, but when you do it sticks with you until eventually one day you decide to give it a go. What a great way to get some exercise, see some beautiful countryside and have one hell of a life experience?!

This blog documents my experience of taking on Te Araroa, The Long Pathway from Cape Reinga to Bluff--a journey of over 3000km from end to end. Will I make it? I don't know, but I'm keen to try! I'm no fitness freak (rather a confirmed couch potato) so aside from the obligatory assortment of bush-walking paraphernalia I'm setting out with little more than a desire to walk and the hope that my "two feet and a heartbeat" will be enough to get me through...

Note To Readers: I did it! I finished Te Araroa!! Unfortunately I am way behind on my blog but I promise to keep working on it so that you too can finish the adventure. Keep watching this space!

Monday, 21 December 2015

Merry Christmas!


Hi everyone! Sorry the blog has got so far behind but I've been having some adventures...and been out of mobile range for nine days.  I will try and get the blog up to date as soon as I can but until then, suffice to say I've conquered the Tongariro Alpine Crossing and made my way down to Whanganui, I've made new hiking friends and even caught up with an old one from the Northland section...oh yeah, and I've written off a canoe! (More on that in subsequent posts).

For now though I am putting my Te Araroa journey on hold while I go home to spend Christmas with my family and help with the final preparations for Alyse & Pete's wedding. I'll be picking up the trail again in February from where I've left off in Whanganui so watch this space! And in the meantime I have the past couple of weeks' adventures to fill you all in on...

Merry Christmas to you all and best wishes for 2016! XO Jen
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