Ten types of people you’ll meet walking Te Araroa

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Katrina Megget

Katrina is a freelance journalist, life coach and adventurer who has walked Te Araroa and sailed around Great Britain.

By Katrina Megget

A trail of 3000km isn’t only about the distance walked or the mountains climbed. It’s also about the characters you meet along the way.

“What’s your name?” an American drawls as I climb up the bank. “I’m Katrina. And you?” He readjusts his pack. “I’m Platypus.” Ah, my first meeting with a fellow TA walker who has a trail name. Based on his lean frame, muscled legs, small and tidy pack, I can tell he’s done a long-distance […]

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Katrina Megget

Katrina Megget is a freelance journalist, life coach and adventurer and has written extensively for Wilderness about Te Araora. Her work has appeared in the British Medical Journal, Scientific American and The Telegraph, and she is the former editor of British B2B publication PharmaTimes Magazine. Katrina has walked Te Araroa and sailed around the coast of Great Britain with her husband. She is currently writing a book on her TA experience.