Episode 2: Baptism by Mud | New Zealand's Te Araroa Trail NoBo
Jeff and Sarah get ready for the first true test of the TA, the Longwood Forest. The Longwoods live up to their name for being a rough two-day slog through dense trees and deep mud. They then zigzag through private farmland in Southland and meet Tosh, an awesome fellow NoBo hiker whom they journey with for almost the entire rest of the trek. The trio then makes their way through the Takitimu Mountains where they face fern gullies, washed out trails, 6 ft (2 m) tall tussock, and driving rain. As they exit the forest, the sky clears, and they make their way to civilization for needed R.n.R. in Te Anau.
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: 7
Start: Car park at Long Hilly Track
End: Te Anau, NZ
Spreadsheet of our schedule including distances:
Blog article here: TBA
Song Credits:
The National - Baby We'll be Fine
Mt Joy - Sheep
Echo and the Bunnymen - My Kingdom
Wavves - Linus Spacehead
ExZac Change - Puddles
Disclaimer: we tried our best to pronounce names and places as accurate 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!
