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Date: 31st December 2023 Start: Makahika Outdoor Centre (km 1547.2) End: Waiopehu Hut (km 1560.9) Distance Travelled: 13.7 km Total Distance Completed: 1400.9 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Some Nights by fun. Grunting: putting Sharapova to shame Well there’s no use worrying about it anymore. This is my D-Day. Technically I guess it’d be
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Date: 30th December 2023 Start: Ian & Frank’s Hut (km 1529.2) End: Makahika Outdoor Centre (km 1547.2) Distance Travelled: 18 km Total Distance Completed: 1387.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: edamame by bbno$ Muddiness: 3.5/5 Pirongias, with some bits rising to 5/5 Truthfully, I was dreading today’s hike. It looked to be longer and
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Date: 29th December 2023 Start: Te Whare O Moturimu (km 1514.4) End: Ian & Frank’s Hut (km 1529.2) Distance Travelled: 14.8 km Total Distance Completed: 1369.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Sun Goes Down by Robin Schultz Rain: annoyingly persistent This is going to be one of those posts where I’m going to have
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Date: 28th December 2023 Start: Palmerston North (km 1484.3) End: Te Whare O Moturimu (km 1514.4) Distance Travelled: 30.1 km Total Distance Completed: 1354.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Rhythm Inside by Löic Nottet Wind Turbine Rotation Speed: much faster than it looks This morning was filled with a lot of grief. There was
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Dates: 24th-27th December 2023 I could get used to this. Weight off my shoulders, good food everyday, comfy bed every night. It’s gonna be hard to leave when I eventually have to, but I’ve still got half the trail to go and I can begin to look forward to the comforts of home in Australia.
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Date: 23rd December 2023 Start: Hipango Park (km 1347) End: Caroline’s Boathouse, Whanganui (km 1370.3) Distance Travelled: 23.3 km Total Distance Completed: 1324.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: head was empty today Time Spent Waiting for Lunch: well over an hour A night of strange dreams introduced me to the new day. For some
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Date: 22nd December 2023 Start: Flying Fox (km 1313.9) End: Hipango Park (km 1347) Distance Travelled: 33.1 km Total Distance Completed: 1301 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Last Christmas by Wham! Headwinds, What Are They Good For: absolutely nothing (except helping planes take-off) I’m probably going to say this a few more times throughout
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Date: 21st December 2023 Start: Ngaporo Campsite (km 1274.8) End: Flying Fox (km 1313.9) Distance Travelled: 39.2 km Total Distance Completed: 1267.9 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: I Ain’t Worried by OneRepublic Rock Friends Made: one too many Sometimes I miss the early days of my multi-day hiking career when I’d only have to
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Date: 20th December 2023 Start: Mangawaiiti Campsite (river km 47.5) End: Ngaporo Campsite (km 1274.8) Distance Travelled: 32.8 km paddled + 5.4 km walked (38.2 km total) Total Distance Completed: 1227.9 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: I Wonder (Depature) by ABBA Desire for a Cushion: at an all time high My arms were still
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Date: 19th December 2023 Start: Whakahoro Bunkrooms (km 1215.2) End: Mangawaiiti Campsite (river km 47.5) Distance Travelled: 47.5 km Total Distance Completed: 1189.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Drunken Sailor by Irish Rovers Sources of Pain: arms and butt Just to be upfront, there won’t be many photos of the next few days. Whilst
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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,…
A Dangerous Business 
Well, Jono, thanks for posting your travel diary. It certainly makes interesting reading, and provides a historical record (for you,…