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A long day with a lot of road walking took us most of the way around the Russell Forest
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A day mostly along roads, with a side excursion to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, brought us to Paihia, the next stop on our trek south.
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Our first zero on Te Araroa, we rested and took care of chores in Kerikeri.
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Today’s mix of road, forest, and park trails brought us to Kerikeri, where we’re stopping for a much-needed day of rest.
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Today was a long, arduous trek through water and steep hills, before turning into some of the most well-built trail I’ve ever seen. (Followed, of course, by a road walk.)
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