Te Araroa (day 13) - Pakiri to Moir Hill / mile 317
"We do not know our own souls, let alone the souls of others. Human beings do not go hand in hand the whole stretch of the way. There is a virgin forest, tangled, pathless, in each; a snow field where even the print of birds feet is unknown. Here we go alone, and like it better so." Virginia Woolf Big quote eh? I know, found it buried in my notes and since there's not much to be said today I thought I'll add it in. Today was a long rollercoaster through the Dome Forest, lots of mud, lots of tree roots waiting to trip you over, a big friendly group of Chinese tourists, a jogger with an advice to "skip Auckland" I've heard at least ten times, two dead pussums hanging on the side of the road, empty cooler of 'trail magic' drinks, and that's about it. I finally met few other TA hikers on the trail (as opposed to campsites), Maggie from Canada/America (dual citizenship) and Ursula from Germany. They been both ta...