Month: Dec 2023
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Te Araroa: Day 48
Date: 16th December 2023 Start: Whakapapa Holiday Park (km 1143) End: YHA National Park (km 1162.7) Distance Travelled: 19.7 km Total Distance Completed: 1089.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Brisbane Harbour by The Dreadnoughts Peer Pressure Resistance: negligible Help. I’ve had so many early starts these last few days…
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Te Araroa: Day 47
Date: 15th December 2023 Start: Tongariro Holiday Park (km 1108.5) End: Whakapapa Holiday Park (km 1143) Distance Travelled: 27.1 km walked + 7.4 km shuttle (34.5 km total) Total Distance Completed: 1070 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: no song, just Sam Gamgee being an absolute legend to Frodo (“I…
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Te Araroa: Day 46
Date: 14th December 2023 Start: Whakapapa River, Owhango (km 1071.2) End: Tongariro Holiday Park (km 1108.5) Distance Travelled: 37.3 km Total Distance Completed: 1035.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: My Sister’s Crown by Vesna Birds: yes My alarm turns on at 5am and I begin my ritual of internally…
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Te Araroa: Day 45
Date: 13th December 2023 Start: Taumarunui Canoe Hire (km 1046.6) End: Whakapapa River, Owhango (km 1071.2) Distance Travelled: 19.7 km walked + 5 km hitch (24.7 km total) Total Distance Completed: 998.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Higher Ground by Rasmussen Hiking Pole Tip: missing in action By this…
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Te Araroa: Day 44
Date: 12th December 2023 Start: Ongarue (km 1016.6) End: Taumarunui Canoe Hire (km 1046.6) Distance Travelled: 16.8 km walked + 13.2 km hitched (30 km total) Total Distance Completed: 973.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: O Come All Ye Faithful Cost of Groceries Bought in Taumarunui: you really don’t…
A Dangerous Business 
Well, Jono, thanks for posting your travel diary. It certainly makes interesting reading, and provides a historical record (for you,…