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Nichols Hut
Day 66 (1,577 to 1,590 kms) Today would be a repeat of yesterday. Start the morning with a climb, follow the ridge line
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Te Matawai Hut
Day 65 (1,557 to 1,577 kms) Today I really enter the Taurarua Ranges. Time for some up and down. It will be a
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Enjoying the Forest to Makahika OPC
Day 64 (1,539 to 1,557 kms) Yesterday I wanted to push on, but there were no real good options for places to stay
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Bush Track to Ian and Franks Hut
Day 63 (1,524 to 1,539 kms) Very nice day with a combination of forest and native bush. The trail notes said the 15 kms
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Palmerston North
Day 61 (1,470 to 1,494 kms) The Wanganui to Palmerston North stretch is coming to an end. Probably the most road walking in
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Road, Road and Road
Day 60 (1,449 to 1,470 kms) Last night I made plans to stay with the family of a sister of my cousins wife.
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Black Sand Beach
Day 59 (1,416 to 1,1449 kms) The plan was to get away early, to catch the low tide and the fresh morning, which
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Back to Whanganui
Day 57 (1,377 to 1,384 kms) The weather of the next week is forecast to be great, so time to head back to
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Downes Hut to Whanganui
Day 56 (43 kms) Today would be our earliest start on the river, with plans for a 7:30am start. We still had
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Pipiriki to Downes Hut
Day 55 (39 kms) Today was the shortest day on the river, with just under 40 kms of paddling and no sight-seeing along
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Mangawaiiti to Pipiriki
Day 54 (43 kms) Today was a little shorter at 43 kms paddling, but we also wanted to visit the Bridge to Nowhere,