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Day 32 (652 to 623 kms) Feet are sore and have blisters on both feet now. I applied some Compeed to the left

Day 31 (688 to 652 kms) Did not get a great sleep. Seems like the folks in Mercer like to drive their loud

Day 30 (722 to 688 kms) Today was brutal. I have declared this the hardest day on trail so far. I was warned

Day 29 (747 to 722 kms) The day would start with a climb up to the viewpoint on Hakarimata walkway. I knew the

Day 28 (777 to 747 kms) Janet and David fed me breakfast and drove me to my starting point. I could start anywhere,

Day 26 and 27 (542 to 590 kms) It would take 2 more days to walk to Auckland city. The first day to Stillwater and

Day 25 (513 to 542 kms) Wet start to the day and a wet finish. And everything in between was great. The plan

Day 23 and 24 (471 to 513 kms) Time to leave the beach and head up and into the forest, including the Dome Forest.

Day 22 (450 to 471 kms) Very late start today, due to the tides. The 6 kms from the start and 500 meters from the

Days 20 and 21  (422 to 450 kms) My last rest day was at Paihia, 9 days ago. Before the trip started, I planned to

Day 19 (392 to 422 kms) Day started with a water taxi ride across the water to Marsden Point. Blair was our Captain

Day 18 (378 to 392 kms) Camped at the southern end of Ocean Beach for a reason, as today would be a big