Te Araroa (day 27) - War Monument to Johnson's Campsite / mile 768
"This hamish coleslaw can last a month" Chef at the Blue Duck Cafe Today since I diverted from the main path at Whakahoro I haven't seen another human being. I left Couper's Crossing Farm as planned at 6am, few other hikers were also awake but it looked like they were waiting for breakfast at 8am. I followed the road towards Whakahoro 15 miles south where the river section was starting. Several vans full of tourists with attached canoe trailers drove past me. By the time I've reached the village, they were all floating on the Wanganui river and the place was empty. I went for breakfast to Blue Duck Cafe, they were using convincing slogan: "Last coffee for the next four days". I've asked if kitchen was opened for food, chef said they were so I've ordered ham and cheese toastie and a latte, it was 20$ in total. Toastie arrived ten minutes later with a special coleslaw that apparently lasted for a month, and it mu...