Category: Te Araroa
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Day 55-57
Day 55: Hamilton to Owhango I had a weird night, I woke up at one point and thought I was in a canoe under the stars. In the morning I went to a nearby café and had poached eggs over hash browns and avocado with a flat white. I packed up and then headed over…
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Day 52-54
Day 52: Flying Fox to Hiponga Park I was woken at 4:30 in the morning by the rooster cock-a-doodle-doing, but managed to doze some more until it was a reasonable time to get up. We finished off the eggs for breakfast, but sadly there was no more bacon left. The morning was quite relaxed since…
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Day 48-51
Day 48: Kaitieke to Whakahoro Sharon and Roger offer a breakfast so as instructed, we went over to their house at 7am for cereal, bread/toast, yogurt, coffee/tea. Sharon asked each of us for our highlight, lowlight and the one thing that someone should absolutely visit if they come to our home countries. There was also…
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Day 45-47
Day 45: NeroAfter the canoe hire office opened just before 10, our group went to speak with them. The general plan is to to be in the Whanganui river from the 21st to the 26th with others that started the same day as Liam and Catherine. However, Catherine and I were wondering about starting two…
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Day 42-44
Day 42: Wayne’s woolshed to Ngaherenga campsite Today was quite relaxed as it was only about a 14km road walk to camp. It seemed sort of sunny to start with but the clouds rolled in and it started to rain steadily as we approached camp. I set up my tent and got in, only to…
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Day 38-40
Day 38: zero in Waitomo The morning was spent eating, speaking with family, reading a bit about upcoming sections of trail and some chores. We also had to organize a lift to the cave tour, about 15km away. We tried arranging a taxi, but the one taxi in Waitomo had car trouble and couldn’t take…
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Day 35-37
I started the day off with a stop in at the coffee shop next door, of course. I had a croissant with bacon and egg, a pear muffin and a flat white. I felt good and full but not stuffed surprisingly. Ready for the trail, I headed off around the same time as a few…
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Day 33-34
Day 33: Harikamata walkway to Pukete There were definitely some animal noises in the forest during the night, not sure what animal, but it’s comforting to know there’s nothing dangerous here. In any case, it was a warm morning as the wind had died down overnight. I got going shortly after 8 am and this…
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Day 30-32
Day 30: botanical gardens to Bombay I slept surprisingly well until about 2 am, when I woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep because the music nextdoor was still playing. I’m not sure that this part of Auckland actually ever sleeps since I could hear music in the morning as well. Jeremy proposed to…
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Day 28-29
Day 28: Central Auckland to Ambury Park I left the Airbnb with Cecile and Caroline and after having some breakfast, eggs Benedict with spinach and mushrooms with a flat white, they went to the train station and I went off to find the post office. They’re going to Mercer, doing a small section of track…
On the Trail with Stella 