Northbound: Four seasons of solitude on Te AraroaAlone in the wilderness Northbound: Four Seasons of Solitude on Te Araroa is an inspiring memoir by award winning journalist Naomi Arnold. She spends nearly nine months walking the length of New Zealand on Te Araroa, fulfilling a 20 year dream. On her own, she traverses mountains, rivers, cities, and plains from summer to spring, enduring days of thick mud, blazing sun, lightning storms, and cold, starlit nights. Throughout her journey, Naomi