• Te Araroa kilometres done: 1485
• Official kms: 24.7km
• Garmin kms: 24.93km
• Total time: 6:07
• Calories burned: 2089
• Body battery: 8/10
• Accommodation: Danny & Wendy’s place
• Tent nights tally: 14
• Zero days had so far: 10

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I actually slept until my alarm went off at 6:30am this morning. I usually wake before it goes off by up to an hour.

Danny made pancakes & a coffee again. So good! We left the house just after 8 & were on the trail again leaving Feilding heading to Palmerston North.

There was some pretty good footpath for the first few kilometres running beside the road, more trail magic today as we found fresh Blackberries.

It wasn’t long before we got to Bunnythorpe & decided it was time for a pie & a drink being 10am.

After leaving Bunnythorpe there was actual trail for a few kilometres that went across some farmland via stiles. It was nice to be off the road for a bit.

We got to Palmerston North at about 11:30am & decided to have an early lunch at the local bakery. Pie number 2 a litre of Gatorade & a chicken thigh! So good!

After lunch we walked the suburban metropolis of Palmy for a few kilometres before dropping into the cemetery (yes the trail actually takes you through a cemetery!)

After this it was a causal stroll down the street before turning right & heading down to the Manawatu river which we would follow South for the rest of the day mostly in trees, it was good to have some shade.

About 3.5km before our finish point for the day, we came across some more trail magic, Hammocks! So we decided to have a another break, 15 minutes of lying there with the feet elevated & off the ground. It was amazing!

After finishing this comfortable break we walked the final few kilometres to where Danny, Jak & Cooper were waiting. Jak joined us for the final 50 metres & we all jogged up to the Ute.

Getting back to the house Wendy had made an amazing dinner of Pasta bake, a fresh salad & garlic bread. Uncle Ross joined us for dinner also. It was another nice chilled relaxing evening that also included a spa. We are having a zero day tomorrow to organise the next week. Looking forward to not walking tomorrow….