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Date: 18th December 2023 Start: Coupers Crossing, Kaitieke (km 1190.4) End: Whakahoro Bunkrooms (km 1215.2) Distance Travelled: 24.8 km Total Distance Completed: 1142.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Wellerman (it’s a sea shanty, getting a few prepared for the river) Humidity: Brisbane-esque Oh yay, another day of road walking! I am so excited at
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Date: 17th December 2023 Start: YHA National Park (km 1162.7) End: Coupers Crossing, Kaitieke (km 1190.4) Distance Travelled: 27.7 km Total Distance Completed: 1117.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: O Holy Night Erua Forest Prettiness: surprisingly high The abrasive sounds coming from my phone at 6am seemed to be trying to tell me to
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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 that my body is getting
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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 can’t carry it for you,
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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 screaming until the second one
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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 point I’m getting both used
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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 want to know Our night
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Date: 11th December 2023 Start: Camp Epic, Piropiro (km 975.4) End: Ongarue (km 1016.6) Distance Travelled: 41.1 km Total Distance Completed: 943.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Colours by Voyager Days Since I Last Hiked with a Man: 5 When I woke up and walked over to the camp kitchen, I was met with
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Date: 10th December 2023 Start: Pureora (km 938.9) End: Camp Epic, Piropiro (km 975.4) Distance Travelled: 40.2 km Total Distance Completed: 902.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Dreams by Fleetwood Mac Climbing a Hill on a Bike vs on my Feet: I’ll take my feet any day of the week It’s bike time. Time
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Dates: 8th-9th December 2023 Typically if I make a post that covers multiple days, it means I’ve taken a rest day somewhere. In a way I guess that’s accurate for these two days, but I haven’t taken a typical zero. This is going to take a bit of an explanation. At the end of Day
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Sounds like, “All’s well that ends well.” Somewhat of a relief, I assume, from your description, though lots of good…
Wow, Jono, I think you are a brick (that’s a compliment, if you haven’t heard it before!). Having to force…
Hi Jono, I have been a but slow in commenting on this day’s activities, but I do enjoy your commentaries…
A great description, Jono. It seems to me that, while you have a lot of experience from your previous tramps,…
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Well, Jono, thanks for posting your travel diary. It certainly makes interesting reading, and provides a historical record (for you,…