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Dates: 25th-27th November 2023 Yessir, you’re getting a special edition of my journey over the next few days, thanks in large part at how I’ve planned how I’m going to walk through Auckland’s suburbs. If you haven’t read about my plan in my previous posts, here’s the rundown. On the 24th of November, I arrived
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Date: 24th November 2023 Start: Orewa Beach Holiday Park (km 542.4) End: Browns Bay (km 570.8) Distance Travelled: 21.4 km walked + 7 km hitch (28.4 km total) Total Distance Completed: 570.8 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: willow by Taylor Swift Auckland Noisiness: uncomfortable Guess what I had to do this morning? I had
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Date: 23rd November 2023 Start: Stu’s Woolshed (km 513.5) End: Orewa Beach Holiday Park (km 542.4) Distance Travelled: 19.6 km walked & kayaked + 8.3 km on bus (27.9 km total) Total Distance Completed: 542.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Ian McKellan acting as Gandalf saying, “Hobbits really are amazing creatures.” Buses Missed: 1
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Date: 22nd November 2023 Start: Dome Cafe (km 497.2) End: Stu’s Woolshed (km 513.5) Distance Travelled: 16.3 km Total Distance Completed: 514.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: nothing really, I’m too scarred from yesterday’s mud Auckland Hostel Availability: none You’d think after all that I endured yesterday that I’d be passing out the instant
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Date: 21st November 2023 Start: Rodney Road (km 476) End: Dome Cafe (km 497.2) Distance Travelled: 21.9 km Total Distance Completed: 498.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Alive by Kings Kaleidoscope Pace: agonisingly slow I’m gonna set the scene of today’s walk right off the bat: this was the most mentally taxing day I
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Date: 20th November 2023 Start: Mangawhai Travellers Rest (km 449) End: Rodney Road (km 476) Distance Travelled: 27 km Total Distance Completed: 476.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Venom by Eminem Weather Dodging Skills: like Neo from The Matrix (except for the last climb) At long last I’ll be leaving Northland. I’ve spent close
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Date: 19th November 2023 Gonna keep it nice and short today. Nothing much of note happened. I had a nice sleep in, waking up to see… dry ground. Where’s the rain that I used as an excuse to take a zero day here? Some did come throughout the day, but it was pretty dry for
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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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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,…