Auckland
Friday, December 8, 2023 9:50 pm
Location: Auckland Domain (600.0 km)

Today completed our first major milestone on Te Araroa: we hiked into Auckland city.

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Waiwera Bach
Thursday, December 7, 2023 5:40 pm
Location: Dacre Cottage (567.2 km)

Returning to Waiwera, we resumed our hike towards Auckland, crossing a number of interesting beaches and passing through a few small towns on our way to Dacre Point, where a long water crossing awaits us tomorrow.

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023 6:33 pm
Location: Waiwera / Auckland (541.1 km)

Instead of going somewhere to hike, we had a moderately productive and lazy day in Auckland.

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Puhoi River
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 11:18 pm
Location: Waiwera / Auckland (541.1 km)

More rain brought us to an unexpected bus stop.

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Sheep Graze in a Pasture
Monday, December 4, 2023 9:27 pm
Location: Puhoi / Puhoi Pub (532.6 km)

Another rainy day brought us to the town of Puhoi, where we splurged on a hotel room to keep us dry overnight.

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