D10- Rawea stream to To Toatoa Farmstay

I get a visit from my favourite fury animals last night, i dont need the meat and im not prepared to carry fur as far a Woodville, so i leave them be.
Its a reasonably boring day today, all road bashing,  but its easy miles. Back on Takaputahi road it soon enters farmland as initially a farm track and eventually a public road. Its got an abandoned vibe about it as if everyone left in a hurry. Its a mixture of overgrown grass, regen bush and blackberry. There's a few crumbling farm buildings, as well as some newer looking batches. Fragments of agricultural equipment litter the paddocks. A few horses and cattle graze, but nothing much. A mature bull provides a stand off in a gateway but lets me past.
The road joins the Takaputahi river where it leaves farmland and enters a gourge flowing out to the Motu. There's a locked gate half way along this section and a private property sign, tho it provides access to the Rakumara forest park via Pukeiahomnga road, so id say it would be a legal access on foot. As with the other end, theres no DOC sighn acknowledging the start of the crossing or the existence of Mangakirikiri hut. There's a basic doc campsite (whitikau) where the Takaputahi forks into the Whitikau and Ngaupokotangata. Otipi road heads east to join the Motu, though its only suitable for foot/ quad.  Theres a longdrop, swimming holes and fireplace. Its probably the only legitimate place to camp in this section but for me its in the wrong place.
The road now swings west though bush, pines and eventually active farmland. From now on its all unfamiliar tertiary. I meet the possumer responsible for the small unnamed hut up the Motu, and find out he spent years trapping there. Toatoa Farmstay is just before the junction with Motu road and its where i left my first food drop. Bob and Maxene aren't there when i get there so i grab my box, and set up bivi in the garden, (as organsied). They've even made a toilet and shower available for me, and all at no cost- thanks guys. I've got tins for dinner so don't need a fire, but its the first night without one and it drags on a bit. It seems pretty tidy and its a great spot so id have to recommend it if you wanted to upgrade to the luxury of a bed, tho you'd have to pre arrange it as they're often not there.