Category: Te Araroa 2023/24
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Te Araroa: Day 20

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…
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Te Araroa: Day 19

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…
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Te Araroa: Day 18

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:…
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Te Araroa: Day 17

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…
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Te Araroa: Day 16

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…


Well, Jono, thanks for posting your travel diary. It certainly makes interesting reading, and provides a historical record (for you,…