Tuesday 28.02.2023

• Te Araroa kilometres done: 2114
• Official kms: 27km
• Garmin kms: 27.62km
• Total time: 7:17
• Calories burned: 3141
• Body battery: 8/10
• Accommodation: Hope kiwi hut.
• Tent nights tally: 15
• Zero days had so far: 22

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It was nice waking up this morning at home, next to Antonia & getting into the spa before getting ready. We are leaving home at 7am. Matt is meeting us at our place then also.

We were packed & ready to go by 7am & set off with a quick stop at the BP wild bean cafe in Ravenswood 1st for a coffee each. The next stop was Culverdan where we had a pie & bought a sandwich to take for an easy lunch on the trail.

We arrived back at the Boyle village car park not long after 9am, we said goodbye to Antonia who will meet us in Arthur’s pass on Saturday & started walking initially on road for just over 1km before dropping down into the Boyle river riverbed.

This track named the Tui track is 12km of trail that starts following the river then up off the river before joining the Hope kiwi track.

Once on the Hope Kiwi track Matt & I walked for about a kilometre before stopping for some lunch & a 15 minute rest.

Not long after this I hit another milestone 2100 kilometres!

Matt & I continued on to Hope halfway before stopping again for a quick break, Alina & Ladina had left a message for me in the book. We then carried on to complete the last 7 kilometres to Hope Kiwi lodge. Arriving just after 4:30pm.

Ladina & Alina were there! So good to see them & I’m glad they waited for me. It was a nice chilled afternoon, we are leaving at 7am tomorrow to get to Hurunui no 3 hut early, the girls also want to go for a dip in the hot pools on the way.