Somehow after all the rain that fell during our walk around the northern circuit the river level fell on the Whanganui so we were able to hire a canoe and set off down the 88km section from Whakahoro to Pipiriki. To get to the river we were driven 45km from the main road down a windy primarily gravel track (sorry road) that ended at Whakahoro (which we somehow missed!). Then, after 5mins instruction, we were off on to the river. During the next 3 days we saw 57 goats (approx.), 1 wild pig, lots of birds and a total of 5 people, 4 of whom passed in jet boats. It was a fantastic journey through untouched native bush/forest. Fortunately the high river level meant that we were able to travel quicker than usual times with less
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