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I really need to get better at recognising flat ground. Sleeping on a very subtle longitudinal tilt isn’t the most comfortable of sleep positions. Oh well, it was still probably the best sleep I’ve had in this tent so far. A big part of that is probably because we were back to normal spring temperatures
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Date: 14th October 2024 Start: Djardji-djawara Campsite (km 138.1) End: Dunkeld (km 159.9) Distance Travelled: 21.8 km Total Distance Completed: 159.9 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion View from Mt Abrupt: white Someone showed up at camp this morning. Like, right as I was getting out of
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Date: 13th October 2024 Start: Yarram Campsite (km 110.5) End: Djardji-djawara Campsite (km 138.1) Distance Travelled: 27.6 km Total Distance Completed: 138.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Glorious by Macklemore Feet: battered I feel… alright? That honestly surprised me a bit. If this was 2 months into Te Araroa, recovering quickly after a long,
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Date: 12th October 2024 Start: Duwul Campsite (km 84.1) End: Yarram Campsite (km 110.5) Distance Travelled: 26.3 km Total Distance Completed: 110.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: We Are The Champions by Queen Opinion Of Rocks: burn them all A roaring wind tore through our camp in the night, forcing me to frantically pitch
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Date: 11th October 2024 Start: Barri Yalug Campsite (km 71.8) End: Duwul Campsite (km 84.1) Distance Travelled: 12.3 km Total Distance Completed: 84.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Ooh Aah by Grits Number of Rocks On Trail: couple million I saw an aurora last night. Well, more like 5:30 this morning. Well, when I
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Date: 10th October 2024 Start: Halls Gap (km 48.9) End: Barri Yalug Campsite (km 71.8) Distance Travelled: 22.9 km Total Distance Completed: 71.8 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Reach Out I’ll Be There by Human Nature Feet Update: no worse than yesterday I don’t know whether it’s due to the cold, my tent, sleeping
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Date: 9th October 2024 Start: Gar Campsite (km 23) End: Halls Gap (km 48.7) Distance Travelled: 25.7 km Total Distance Completed: 48.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Take My Breath Away by Berlin Body Parts In Need Of Replacement: both feet, one knee (borderline), shoulders, calf muscles (might be salvaged if I actually stretched
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Date: 8th October 2024 Start: Mt Zero Trailhead (km 0) End: Gar Campsite (km 23) Distance Travelled: 23 km Total Distance Completed: 23 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: O Where is My Hairbrush (yes, the VeggieTales song) Body After 6 Months At A Desk: stiff Well, here we go again. Packing a bag to
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Well then… I didn’t think I’d be back here so soon. Get back from New Zealand, settle into work, plan my next adventure for 2025. Unless there’s been a glitch with the Gregorian calendar, it is still very much 2024. Yet here I am, about to hit another trail. In short, I got bored at
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On the 3rd of March 2024, I descended Bluff Hill to Stirling Point, being greeted by dozens of my fellow hiking brethren as I touched the signpost to signify my journey on Te Araroa was at its end. That was 6 months ago (hence the super creative title of this post). How on Earth has
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Thanks again Jono for blogging your adventures. A thoroughly enjoyable read.
Well, congratulations, Jono! That journey of 160 km = 100 miles in the old imperial system. That’s pretty impressive to…
Well, Jono, it sounds like you are coming to the end of your journey/adventure. In one of my earlier comments/replies,…
Thanks, Jono.
A Dangerous Business 
Hello Jono, Well, I have been a long time getting to read your final blog from the latest tramp, if…