Pirongia - Jo’s funny farm

I dag skulle jeg gå det meste af dagen ned ad, med enkelte stigninger. Jeg havde hørt, at strækningen skulle være præget af en del mudder, men heldigvis var det relativt tørt, så jeg kunne nøjes med ankelmudder i stedet for knæhøjt mudder.

Da jeg endelig kom ned til en grusvej og en lille flod, kunne jeg holde en længere pause, inden det gik 8 km langs en grusvej, inden jeg stoppede ved den fantastiske Trail Angel Jo’s Funny Farm. Der gik ikke lang tid, inden man forstod, hvoraf navnet kom! Der var forskellige ænder og høns, som gik frit rundt, en gammel gris, kaniner, hund, kat og to køer, alle med deres egen lille historie om, hvorfor de var havnet på gården.

Her blev vi tilbudt aftensmad, som var fortræffelig, i stedet for den sædvanlige wrap med couscous.

Jeg var der sammen med to fra USA, og vi endte med at lave en dartturnering sammen med Jo fra gården!

Den ene af amerikanerne var den første, jeg har mødt her på trailen, som er ligeså mærkelig som jeg, hvad angår mad, da han også cold soaker. Dvs. vi bruger koldt vand til at opløse maden og har ikke en brænder med til at koge vand. Vi lod os inspirere lidt af hinanden, hvilket var ret interessant!

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Today I walked mostly downhill, with a few climbs along the way. I had heard that the section was supposed to be quite muddy, but luckily it was relatively dry, so I only had ankle-deep mud instead of knee-deep.

When I finally reached a gravel road and a small river, I took a longer break before walking another 8 km along the gravel road, stopping at the amazing Trail Angel Jo’s Funny Farm. It didn’t take long to understand where the name came from! There were ducks and chickens roaming freely, a old pig, rabbits, a dog, a cat, and two cows, all with their own little story about how they ended up on the farm.

We were offered dinner there, which was excellent, a real treat compared to the usual couscous wrap.

I was there with two people from the US, and we ended up having a dart tournament together with Jo from the farm!

One of the Americans was the first person I’ve met on the trail who’s as odd as I am when it comes to food, since he’s also a cold soaker. That means we use cold water to rehydrate our meals and don’t carry a stove to boil water. We exchanged a few ideas and inspired each other, which was quite interesting!Read more