In this week’s episode we have something slightly different for you as we interview Mickey and Michelle about their upcoming journey on the Te Araroa Trail in New Zealand. This is one of the world’s premier long distance hiking trails starting at the top of the north island and finishing at the bottom of the South Island for a total distance of 3,000km.
In itself this is a big trip that presents many challenges and will take a number of months to complete but if that wasn't enough they have a few other complications to make this trip more difficult. Michelle is only 29 and suffers from Osteoporosis. In addition they are both musicians and deciding that they didn’t want to have such a long period away from music they will be doing a series of concerts along the way as a means of funding their trip and to help raise awareness of Osteoporosis which affects 1 in 3 women and one in 5 men (over the age of 50).
In this episode we provide a brief overview of the Te Araroa trail before talking to Mickey and Michelle about their upcoming journey.
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Episode 188-Industry Interviews June 2021
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Episode 186-Hiking and epilepsy
Episode 185-Whats in a name?
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Episode 182-A day in the life of a long distance hiker
Episode 181-Westward ho!
Episode 180-Choose your own adventure
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Episode 178-Luxury items and hiking
Episode 177-Operation Flinders
Episode 176-Considerations for choosing a hike
Episode 175- Shikoku Pilgrimage Trail: Fighting Monks and Burning Mountains
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