• Activity: Canoeing
• Te Araroa kilometres done: 1330km
• Official kms: 15km
• Garmin kms: 15.85km
• Total time: 2:15
• Calories burned: 480
• Body battery: 8/10
• Accommodation: cabin at Rivertime lodge
• Tent nights tally: 13

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It rained overnight last night & also the cabin people who were in their 50s & 60s decided to throw a party in the cabin next to where we were all tenting with loud music, singing & yelling. This was until the owners came & told them to turn it off & respect the other campers. We all clapped & cheered from our tents.

Surprisingly I still got good sleep as it went quite from 10pm & I awoke at 6.30am.

No rush this morning as we only have a 3 hour canoe to our cabin for the night.

We left at 9.30am. The river had risen about a metre overnight & the flow was fast!

What was supposedly to be a 3 hour trip took just over 2 hours with minimal effort.

We arrived at our accommodation at just before midday. What an awesome place this is, especially having a cabin with ensuite. After 3 wet nights in a tent this is bliss.

The day was spent drying clothes & tents, organising food, sorting gear & just relaxing. Getting ready for our last day on the water tomorrow down to Whanganui.

If the river levels stay high enough, the tides shouldn’t affect us & we should be able to get there in 6-7 hours from this point (37km). We will just have to wait & see what tomorrow brings.