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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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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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Hello Jono, Well, you are certainly on the go! Great to read of your Norwegian journey – or at least…
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