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TA day 4 Hukatere to Ahipara

Posted on 10/11/201911/11/2019 by antoine
TA day 4 Hukatere to Ahipara

30 km total 100 (according to the maps) 8 hours total 25h30 When you lack stimulis, strange things happens. I was sure to have heard people talking in the middle of nowhere but I was alone. I read that it is quite normal. Some people hike this beach by night and they have told about […]

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TA day 3 Maunganui Bluff the Hukatere Utea Park

Posted on 10/11/201911/11/2019 by antoine
TA day 3 Maunganui Bluff the Hukatere Utea Park

30 km Total 70 km 8 hours total 17h30 What else to say in comparison with yesterday? Sure I found out to my depends that the sun hit much harder than back in Switzerland. Hopping to get through the sunburn. Oh yeah and today there is much more traffic on the beach. Lot of 4×4 […]

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TA day 2 Twilight camp to Maunganui Bluff

Posted on 10/11/201911/11/2019 by antoine
TA day 2 Twilight camp to Maunganui Bluff

28 km Total 40 km Hours 7h total 9h30 After a few ups and downs and even the first wrong path I followed, I walked down to 90 miles beach. I will be on this beach for the next three days… It is almost 90 miles long so I better keep going. The beginning is […]

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TA day 1: Cape Reinga to twilight camp

Posted on 07/11/201914/03/2021 by antoine
TA day 1: Cape Reinga to twilight camp

12 km total 12 km Time 2h30 total 2h30 What a great start! After the bus tour first forgot to pick me up and someone else from the company took me then to the bus. I got a nice trip to the Cape Reinga with a nice and funny guide and a nice visit of […]

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Kia Ora! Lasts steps before TA

Posted on 06/11/201914/03/2021 by antoine
Kia Ora! Lasts steps before TA

Finally! Time has come to take my backpack and way too much food and hit that trail! After a few resting days spent in Auckland where I got my lasts things like stove gas and a compass, I am now here in Kaitaia waiting for the tour bus who will bring me to Cape Reinga. […]

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JCT Day 13 and 14: Le Brassus to Nyon

Posted on 25/10/201926/02/2023 by antoine
JCT Day 13 and 14: Le Brassus to Nyon

43 km 1240m up/2260m down 10 hours over two daysTotal 320 km Finally the last steps on that Jura Crest Trail are approaching. As no Bus are going to the Col de Marchairuz.I had to hike another two hours. But as the weather was fine it was not a problem. From the pass. The trail […]

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La Vélo Francette : 600 km by bike between two french seas

Posted on 25/10/201925/10/2019 by antoine
La Vélo Francette : 600 km by bike between two french seas

Because I had some free time remaining before my little NZ expedition, I joined my mom and aunts to bike a bicycle path that stretches from Caen in Normandy to La Rochelle at the Atlantic ocean. The 11 day trip started by getting up really early at the Hostel of Delémont by 4 in the […]

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JCT Day 12: Dent de Vaulion to Col de Marchairuz

Posted on 05/10/201926/02/2023 by antoine
JCT Day 12: Dent de Vaulion to Col de Marchairuz

The clouds are back with the cold rain! After a good night I hiked a little bit to the col de Mollendruz to have a fast Breakfast. I have to rush if I want to catch the bus down at the arrival. So it is with a fast pace that I went up to the […]

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JCT day 11: Ste-Croix to the Dent de Vaulion

Posted on 05/10/201905/10/2019 by antoine
JCT day 11: Ste-Croix to the Dent de Vaulion

After a good night sleep and a fantastic breakfast, I left the BnB and went on in direction of le Suchet mountain. Today the weather is much better and on top of that it will stay dry. The remaining clouds create a nice atmosphere. On the way, I saw a lot of bunkers of the […]

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JCT Day 10 attempt number 2 : Noiraigue to Ste-Croix

Posted on 05/10/201905/10/2019 by antoine
JCT Day 10 attempt number 2 : Noiraigue to Ste-Croix

Here I am again! 11 months after the first attempt where I got lost in the freezing fog I am finally back and very motivated!This time the weather is cloudy too but the sight is much better and it is also warmer. After reaching the Creux-du-Van easily and having a big smile at the location […]

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