TA Day 100, Royal Hut to after Washdyke Stream, 26 km
Stag Saddle is the highest point on the Te Araroa with a 360-degree view from Beuzenberg Peak.
TA Day 99, Crooked Spur Hut to Royal Hut, 16 km
I break down (briefly) on the steep Two Thumb Track from heat, exhaustion and mean Kiwis.