Updates from TA7

Updates from the film crew who went up to Nine Mile (end of kayak) last night...

- Orion looked pretty shagged when they came off the kayak

- McCain looked quite happy off the kayak

- Merrell looked shagged (probably leading to them doing loops whilst trying to find the first CP on the trek)

- Blackheart looked pretty good. And their feet looked really good. Which is important because this leg is going to be very hard on feet, after they just spent the last 20 hours in and out of the water.

- The reason Blackheart stopped for so long in the middle of the kayak was that they left their boats to go and get the CP, couldn't find the CP and spent ages looking for it, then when they tried to get their boats they couldn't find them. While they were searching for the CP they came across Orion - who had found the CP - but Orion too couldn't find their boats and spent a while trying to find them.

That was last night. It's now 8am in the morning, and currently
- Orion still going strong out the front; taking a different route to Blackheart which will make it interesting

- alpineepic.co.nz going strong up at the front of the field

- Nga Rakau got to the end of the kayak at 2am, we worried about why they haven't left the TA yet

- securify.co.nz haven't moved a lot from their position 2/3 of the way down the river for some time - worried about them too!

- Macpac Girls on Top still trucking nicely along down the river

- Osprey's 3-person team still working their way down the river

- Aotearoa Crocodile Hunters at midcamp. Mike has a dodgy stomach, and they're waiting for him to come right. They'll continue their journey by bike, and skip these two big legs.