Bushcamp to Waitomo
27.4 miles
Mile 531.3
I woke up to find a layer of fog had moved in during the night, and shortly after I got moving it began to rain.
The first few hours of my day consisted of road walking.
Finally the route left the roads, taking me on a trip through farms, forests and fields.
Around 2:00 PM the rain finally let up. The rain makes using my phone for navigation and pictures a pain, but besides that I don’t really mind it since it keeps me cool.
Just before 5:00 PM I popped out of the forest onto a paved road. About an hour later I reached the village of Waitomo.
I needed access to WiFi to upload blogs, download new audiobooks and make some calls, so I decided to stay the night. After checking in at a neat hostel called Kiwi Paka, I headed down to the “General Store”, which is really more of a restaurant/cafe than a store, to grab some dinner.
The special was bbq chicken with three fresh salads and a loaf of garlic bread. So damn good!
Cheers!