Te Araroa (day 49) - Boyle Flat Hut to Hope Halfway Hut [Hamner Springs] / mile 1309
"There is no freedom" Maori woman sitting on a bench in Hamner Springs "Oh hello mr TA hiker" non-Maori woman at the information centre in Hamner Springs "Deer meat needs to age for about a week in the fridge before the muscles relax and it gets tender. Our friends in Europe think that we are barbarians" man hunter at the Hope Halfway Hut Town day. They are always exciting, especially after a long time on the trail. But then again it's equally good to come back to the trail after all your business is done. Today I started earlier than usual to reach the road and get a hitchhike to Hamner Springs as soon as possible, I didn't want to stay in town overnight. It was over 50 kilometres away from the trail and accomodation there was rather scarce and expensive. I got to the Boyle Campsite by the road just before 9am, Lemmy the German guy who walked here yesterday was still around, so we decided to get a ride together. It took around 15 minut...