By Tim Voors (Bateman Books, 2023)
Not Alone is Dutch long-distance hiker Tim Voors’ second book about, well, walking a very long way. It serves as a follow up of sorts to The Great Alone: Walking the Pacific Crest Trail, for which he tackled the 4265 kilometres from Mexico to Canada on foot. This time, it was the 3000-kilometre Te Araroa Trail.
While Aotearoa proved blissfully devoid of the wildfires that dogged his North American adventure, it did have its challenges, including the New Zealand weather (surprise, surprise) and the terrifying stretches of road walking (especially for EFIs, or “Every F*cking Inchers”, like Tim, who refuse to hitchhike).
The book is a mix of travelogue and practical information, but what makes it different is the images: coffee-table quality photos and, especially, the gorgeous watercolour paintings Tim made during the hike and signed with his trail name, Van Go.
LAURA WILLIAMSON
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