Jeff and Sarah survived the midnight hike to Ohau and were able to wait out the storm while enjoying the greatest nachos that could possibly exist in the world and beer. They walk and hitch their way to Tekapo where their halfway-there supply box is waiting for them. Another fun storm rolls in, and it covers the highest point on Te Araroa (Stag Saddle) with snow. They make their way to Arthur's Pass where they wait out more snow and meet three more fellow NoBos (an endangered species). As they follow Harper's Pass through Lake Sumner Forest Park, they get to enjoy several more days of rain and rainbows. :)

Check out the links below for more info, enjoy! More technical videos for future TA hikers will be coming out, stay tuned!

Number of trail days: 12

Start: Ohua, NZ

End: Hanmer Springs, NZ

Spreadsheet of our schedule including distances: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Blog article here: TBA

Song Credits:

Sunny in the Making by Steady Holiday

Factory Girl by Rolling Stones

I'll Take You There by the Staple Sisters

Blue Ridge Mountain by Hurray for the Riff Raff

Ripple by Grateful Dead

Long Walk by Jill Scott

Real Love Baby by FJM

Iko Iko by the Dixie Cups

Whole Wide World by Wreckless Eric

Old Canary Gaslight by Marty O'reilly

Sadie Hawkins by Doomtree

Disclaimer: we tried our best to pronounce names and places as accurately as possible. Alas, we are Americans and have our shortfalls. If we mispronounced anything incorrectly or got our facts wrong, please feel free to kindly let us know by sending us an email at adventuresofjeffandsarah@gmail.com, and we will do our best to fix it. Thank you!