10km Day : 344.8 km Total
Today’s walk consisted entirely of a short road walk.  When I reached the point of the TA trail closest to Whangarei I detoured away from the trail and hitched into town for resupply.  A lot of hikers have a low opinion of the road walk sections, but I enjoy them almost as much as the other tracks, especially with the paddock views you get in NZ.  The only aspect of the road walks that can be an issue is when the road shoulders (a.k.a. margins) are narrow.  Today the roads had wide margins so it was a very pleasurable walk.