SAFE STORAGE FOR LONG-DISTANCE WALKERS
A hiker’s request for condoms and another who asked for the removal of rotting avocados from a package posted weeks earlier are two things Bill Trolove did not count on having to do when he diversified his backpacker business.
Te Araroa hikers have generated a welcome spin-off for the likes of Trolove, who runs The Sanctuary backpackers in Arthur’s Pass.
Trolove says they have propped-up turnover now running at between 10 to 15 per cent of pre-Covid-19 levels.
“Three years ago, I threw my hat in the ring with the Te Araroa Trail and it’s now my main market,” he says.
The ‘bounce box’ service is available at only three
