A Dangerous Business

Date: 18th November 2023 Start: Camp Waipu Cove (km 420.7) End: Mangawhai Travellers Rest (km 449) Distance Travelled: 28.3 km Total Distance Completed: 449.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: the sound of wind rustling through my rainjacket’s hood Fatigue: yes It had to happen sooner or later. Having too much good weather in New

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Date: 17th November 2023 Start: Ruakaka Beach Holiday Park (km 404) End: Camp Waipu Cove (km 420.4) Distance Travelled: 16.4 km Total Distance Completed: 420.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Praise You by Fatboy Slim Thoughts on Waipu: suspiciously Scottish Hallelujah, a sub-20 km day! Granted the only reason I’m only walking this far

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Date: 16th November 2023 Start: Ocean Beach (km 378.4) End: Ruakaka Beach Holiday Park (km 404) Distance Travelled: 25.6 km Total Distance Completed: 404.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: In This Ocean by Kings Kaleidoscope (Have I made it obvious that I really like Kings Kaleidoscope) Opinions on Stairs: humanity’s greatest invention Another day,

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Date: 15th November 2023 Start: Pataua North Road (km 354.8) End: Ocean Beach (km 378.4) Distance Travelled: 23.6 km Total Distance Completed: 378.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Enchanted by Kings Kaleidoscope Mud: yes Being woken up by an alarm at 7am was oddly comforting. Because of the tide times at Taiharuru estuary, there

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Date: 14th November 2023 Start: Whananaki Holiday Park (km 322.2) End: Pataua North Road (km 354.8) Distance Travelled: 32.6 km Total Distance Completed: 355.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: The Path by Lorde Hours on Trail: 11 I’m convinced Earth’s gravitational pull is stronger before sunrise. How else am I supposed to explain by

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Date: 13th November 2023 Start: Helena Ridge (km 306.3) End: Whananaki Holiday Park (km 322.2) Distance Travelled: 8.4 km walked + 14.4 km hitchhiked (22.8 km total) Total Distance Completed: 322.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Dust by Kings Kaleidoscope Ability to Hand Wash Clothes: abysmal I woke to the sound of tents being

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Date: 12th November 2023 Start: The Farm (km 281.2) End: Helena Ridge (km 306.3) Distance Travelled: 16 km walked + 9.1 km hitchhiked (25.1 km total) Total Distance Completed: 299.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Eye of the Tiger by Survivor Hours Saved by Hitching: around 2 Another night camping, another wet wake up.

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Date: 11th November 2023 Start: Peppertree Lodge, Paihia (km 244.7) End: The Farm (km 281.2) Distance Travelled: 25.6 km walked + 10.9 km by taxi (36.5 km total) Total Distance Completed: 274.6 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Dancing Queen by ABBA ABBA Vibes: immaculate I have often said that I’m really not a morning

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Date: 10th November 2023 Start: Hone Heke Lodge, Kerikeri (km 221.7) End: Peppertree Lodge, Paihia (km 244.7) Distance Travelled: 23 km Total Distance Completed: 238.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Praise by Elevation Worship General Health: 3.6 roentgen (not great, not terrible) It always feels a bit weird walking again after spending a couple

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