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0km Day : 222km Total
Today was my first “Zero” day.  I spent it doing laundry, resupplying at the grocery, stopping at the sporting good store for a few tent pegs. They didn’t have a decent replacement for my broken trekking pole so that will need to wait until Whangarei.  This zero day is also allowing my aches, pains, cuts, scrapes and bug bites a chance to heal.   The midges really got to my legs when I was tramping the streams a few days ago and the bites still itch.  But my biggest concern is my right knee, which aches on the downhill sections.  Hopefully this extra 24 hours of rest will improve it.  Otherwise all is going great and I’m looking forward to starting the next trail section tomorrow morning.  With one last stop at Macca’s for breakfast.  :).  The photo below shows a mussel burger and chips at a local Kerikeri takeaway.   mmmmm