Month: Nov 2023
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Te Araroa: Day 31
Date: 29th November 2023 Start: Bombay (km 669.6) End: Mercer Motel (km 687.6) Distance Travelled: ~2 km shortcut + 18 km trail (20 km total) Total Distance Completed: 684.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: American Pie by Don McLean State of the Levee Track: lumpy By morning the rain…
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Te Araroa: Day 30
Date: 28th November 2023 Start: Drury (km 651.8) End: Bombay (km 664.3) Distance Travelled: 12.5 km Total Distance Completed: 664.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Duel of the Fates from Star Wars Episode 1 Number of Dogs at Farmstay: I lost count, at least 5 A little over a…
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Te Araroa: Days 27-29 (The Auckland Special)
Dates: 25th-27th November 2023 Yessir, you’re getting a special edition of my journey over the next few days, thanks in large part at how I’ve planned how I’m going to walk through Auckland’s suburbs. If you haven’t read about my plan in my previous posts, here’s the rundown. On the…
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Te Araroa: Day 26
Date: 24th November 2023 Start: Orewa Beach Holiday Park (km 542.4) End: Browns Bay (km 570.8) Distance Travelled: 21.4 km walked + 7 km hitch (28.4 km total) Total Distance Completed: 570.8 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: willow by Taylor Swift Auckland Noisiness: uncomfortable Guess what I had to…
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Te Araroa: Day 25
Date: 23rd November 2023 Start: Stu’s Woolshed (km 513.5) End: Orewa Beach Holiday Park (km 542.4) Distance Travelled: 19.6 km walked & kayaked + 8.3 km on bus (27.9 km total) Total Distance Completed: 542.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Ian McKellan acting as Gandalf saying, “Hobbits really are…
A Dangerous Business 
Well, Jono, thanks for posting your travel diary. It certainly makes interesting reading, and provides a historical record (for you,…