Bruce Hopkins wants to take his dad and brother's ashes back home to Rakiura/Stewart Island. He’s just taking the long way to get there. The long, long way.
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As he nears the end of Te Araroa, Bruce is finding it hard to focus. Photo: Bruce Hopkins
Bruce Hopkins is in Te Wai Pounamu, on the second leg of Te Araroa.
Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 30
27 April – 4 May 2018.
Te Anau – Invercargill
“Just been raving and ranting about some a-hole walking off with my hiking poles from the hostel in Te Anau!
“On the way to Aparima hut in Southland I endured three and a half days of misty, freezing cold drizzle. Ended up having a weather day in Aparima with Edd Barber who I have connected with three times now while on Te Araroa in the South Island.”
Bruce and The Boys of Te Araroa in Te Anau. Beards are optional but encouraged. Photo: Bruce Hopkins
“Five other trampers arrived that night and a damn fine fire kept the hut warm!”
Far away, so close. Photo: Bruce Hopkins
“And now it begins to get slightly strange as the end of this 6 1/2 month odyssey draws near.
Te Araroa - its about the glamour of the Great Outdoors. Photo: Bruce Hopkins
“Getting so close but the craziness continues! I’m missing my family big time, blessed to have been able to get this far.”
