A Dangerous Business

12/12/2023

Te Araroa: Day 43

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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11/12/2023

Te Araroa: Day 42

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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09/12/2023

Te Araroa: Days 40-41

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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08/12/2023

Te Araroa: Day 39

Date: 7th December 2023 Start: Jo’s Funny Farm (km 831.4) End: Waitomo Holiday Park (km 865.6) Distance Travelled: 34.2 km Total Distance Completed: 862.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: august by Taylor Swift Weather’s Decision-Making Abilities: severely indecisive With a big day ahead of me I had set my alarm nice and early. Turns
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07/12/2023

Te Araroa: Day 38

Date: 6th December 2023 Start: Pahautea Hut (km 816.4) End: Jo’s Funny Farm (km 831.4) Distance Travelled: 15 km Total Distance Completed: 828 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Enter Sandman by Metallica Soup: good soup The trouble with huts is that you never want to leave them but you always have to. Inside is
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06/12/2023

Te Araroa: Day 37

Date: 5th December 2023 Start: Kaniwhaniwha Campsite (km 808.1) End: Pahautea Hut (km 816.4) Distance Travelled: 8.3 km Total Distance Completed: 813 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Fernando by ABBA Feet Status After All That Mud: completely dry! We have a new shortest day record! It may have been short but it was definitely
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05/12/2023

Te Araroa: Day 36

Date: 4th December 2023 Start: Village Cafe, Whatawhata (km 784.4) End: Kaniwhaniwha Campsite (km 808.1) Distance Travelled: 22.5 km walked + 1.2 km hitch (23.7 km total) Total Distance Completed: 804.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: just Andy Serkis doing various LOTR voices Tomorrow’s Forecast for Mt Pirongia: little bit wet, but otherwise quite
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04/12/2023

Te Araroa: Day 35

Date: 3rd December 2023 Start: Backpackers Central, Hamilton (km 768.7) End: Village Cafe, Whatawhata (km 784.4) Distance Travelled: 15.7 km Total Distance Completed: 781 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: The Shire by Howard Shore Is it Sweat or Rain Inside my Rain Jacket: honestly I can’t tell, hopefully not both Hamilton offered up another
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03/12/2023

Te Araroa: Day 34

Date: 2nd December 2023 Start: Ngaruawahia (km 747.3) End: Backpackers Central, Hamilton (km 768.7) Distance Travelled: 21.4 km Total Distance Completed: 765.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: nothing playing, too much anxiety over the Pirongia Traverse Amount I’m Overthinking the Pirongia Traverse: a really unhealthy amount Wake up time today was 5:15am. Let me
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02/12/2023

Te Araroa: Day 33

Date: 1st December 2023 Start: Rangiriri (km 713.4) End: Ngaruawahia (km 747.3) Distance Travelled: 33.9 km Total Distance Completed: 743.9 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Who the Hell is Edgar? by TEYA and SALENA (poepoepoepoepoepoepoepoepoe) Mental Energy Left After Today: next to none I think I deserve a round of applause, because I finally
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