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- Tag 549
- Montag, 30. Dezember 2024
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 224 m
NeuseelandHikurangi Island38°25’32” S 175°53’34” E
Whakarewarewa Maori village
30. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Slept in after yesterday’s ride. Short ride to town to Whakarewarewa - a living
Māori villlage and thermal
Reserve. Get a guided tour and then explore steaming lakes, budding mud and steam vents onWeiterlesen
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- Tag 548
- Sonntag, 29. Dezember 2024
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Höhe über NN: 279 m
- NeuseelandWaingaehe Stream38°7’20” S 176°18’27” E
A long day to Rotorua
29. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Did not manage to get an early start and a few stops before leaving town caused delays. Did travel on another nice cycleway out of town - though it did get detoured. After advice from an ItalianWeiterlesen
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- Tag 547
- Samstag, 28. Dezember 2024
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 11 m
- NeuseelandMotuopuhi Island (Rat Island)37°42’42” S 176°9’60” E
Tauranga
28. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Get an early start to try and get off busy 2 before too much traffic. Generally a solid plan. Turn off and hit cycle path through estuaries, kiwi and avo farms and quiet neighborhoods leading intoWeiterlesen
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- Tag 546
- Freitag, 27. Dezember 2024
- 🌬 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 9 m
- NeuseelandPapatu Point37°28’2” S 175°59’4” E
Bowentown Beach
27. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
Soggy night but lovely morning. Head out of town on Hauraki cycle trail heading for the Karangahake Gorge. Very nice converted rail trail. Lots of people out and about. Very busy road down to WaihiWeiterlesen
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- Tag 545
- Donnerstag, 26. Dezember 2024
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 19 m
- NeuseelandKuaoiti Stream37°22’50” S 175°40’16” E
Into the Hauraki plains
26. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
After a stormy night, the skies cleared and dried us out before departing. A few hills before cruising down to coastline. Lovely rising. Duck into a bird reserve just as clouds open up. ContinueWeiterlesen
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- Tag 544
- Mittwoch, 25. Dezember 2024
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 24 m
- NeuseelandOrere Point36°57’58” S 175°14’39” E
A Christmas at the beach
25. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
An interesting commingling of cultures for Christmas here in NZ. Our Māori neighbors, dressed is Xmas pjs played morning lawn games, the Asian community has a service and a luncheon and many folksWeiterlesen
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- Tag 543
- Dienstag, 24. Dezember 2024
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 12 m
- NeuseelandOrere Point36°57’32” S 175°14’36” E
Along the Pacific coast highway
24. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Lovely cycle path out of our campground and heading south. We are loaded up with few meals as Christmas means closed stores. Stop at beach and go for first ‘swim’ in NZ. Very shallow and cloudy.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 542
- Montag, 23. Dezember 2024
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 16 m
- NeuseelandKellys Beach36°52’42” S 175°1’10” E
A bus, a ferry and a wee bike ride
23. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Make our departure from our WS stay, and head to catch our bus in Kerikeri. Stop first to see a few historic sites. After a little bit of a kerfuffle (likely my fault) load our bikes and gear on theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 541
- Sonntag, 22. Dezember 2024
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 23 m
- NeuseelandWaipapa Stream35°11’58” S 173°58’32” E
Kerikeri
22. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Beautiful morning light over much calmer bay. Relatively short day to get to Kerikeri and our warm showers stay. Nice flatish section before stopping for lunch before big hill. Pretty poor shoulder asWeiterlesen
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- Tag 540
- Samstag, 21. Dezember 2024
- 🌬 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 21 m
- NeuseelandHihi Beach34°58’8” S 173°32’20” E
Hihi
21. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Early morning rain showers delays our departure. But manage to dry out and head out into the sunshine. A lovely flatish section with a generally favorable wind keeps us moving right along. AfterWeiterlesen
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- Tag 539
- Freitag, 20. Dezember 2024
- 🌬 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 15 m
- NeuseelandOronowhainu34°48’57” S 173°7’2” E
Southbound
20. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
Generally spared from the mozzies in the kitchen. With the wind at our back, head south and roll along amongst the farm animals. So many sheep! Short day and stop at Puken, first stopping for NZ fruitWeiterlesen
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- Tag 538
- Donnerstag, 19. Dezember 2024
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 150 m
- NeuseelandCape Reinga34°25’43” S 172°40’39” E
Cape Reinga
19. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Swarmed by mosquitoes during the night and into the morning. Make our escape to the kitchen. Spend the morning cleaning sand and salt off the bikes. Ride the remaining 12 miles (hilly ones) to CapeWeiterlesen
Helene RimbergThey were the worst I have ever seen. The top of the tent was covered. Our nice newish tent has mozzie guts and our blood on it ( mostly fathers).
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- Tag 537
- Mittwoch, 18. Dezember 2024
- 🌬 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 37 m
- NeuseelandKaratia Creek34°30’51” S 172°50’23” E
90 Mile beach
18. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
Early morning to catch the low tides. Hit the beach and begin our journey along the 90 mile beach. Very favorable wind as we cruise northward. As the tide rises look for a spot to wait. IncrediblyWeiterlesen
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- Tag 536
- Dienstag, 17. Dezember 2024
- 🌬 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 52 m
- NeuseelandWainui Stream35°10’10” S 173°10’25” E
Tasman Sea
17. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
Nice down hill to catch ferry across the bay. Sunny day on a nice quiet road. Hills don’t seem too bad especially with a nice tail wind. Cross over the ‘mountains’ and cruise down the other sideWeiterlesen
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- Tag 535
- Montag, 16. Dezember 2024
- 🌧 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 51 m
- NeuseelandRawene35°24’11” S 173°30’9” E
A rainy rest day
16. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
With rain forecasted for all day, and tired bodies opted to stay and rest. Meandered down to tiny town, got breakfast and poked around. Back to our site and did very little. Nice way to spend a rainyWeiterlesen
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- Tag 534
- Sonntag, 15. Dezember 2024
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 43 m
- NeuseelandRawene35°24’12” S 173°30’9” E
A proper cycleway …. not
15. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Turn our backs to the Pacific and begin our journey across the island. Seek out our first ‘Great Ride of NZ’. First check out the famous toilets in Kawakawa - done by Hundertwasswer. Find theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 533
- Samstag, 14. Dezember 2024
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 18 m
- NeuseelandEnglish Bay35°18’2” S 174°5’54” E
Around the Bay of Islands
14. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
A beautiful sunny day! Depart our lovely campsite and make our way back to the road to begin our windy and hilly journey along a beautiful coastline. The day heats up nicely and the blue sky turns theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 532
- Freitag, 13. Dezember 2024
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 9 m
- NeuseelandBland Rocks35°23’7” S 174°20’36” E
Along the coast
13. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Take a quick tour of
the highlights of Whangerei before making our departure. Opt for a more direct route to the coast. After a bit on the less busy roadway, turn off onto a quiet rural road. Lots ofWeiterlesen
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- Tag 531
- Donnerstag, 12. Dezember 2024
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2 m
- NeuseelandWhangarei35°43’20” S 174°18’56” E
Whangerei and our first NZ barbie
12. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Drizzly morning yet off we go. Windy coastal road sadly gives way to very busy motorway all the way to Whangerei where we pick up an actual cycle path and head to our warm showers host tonight- Stu.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 530
- Mittwoch, 11. Dezember 2024
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 7 m
- NeuseelandMangawhai Harbour36°5’12” S 174°35’21” E
Mangawhai Heads
11. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Opt to stay and explore Mangawhai Heads. Day is a tad bit cloudy and misty but the beach walk is lovely. Return via the cliff walk. Somewhat reminiscent of Oregon coast. Restful afternoon as the rainWeiterlesen
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- Tag 529
- Dienstag, 10. Dezember 2024
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 7 m
- NeuseelandMangawhai Harbour36°5’11” S 174°35’21” E
Backroads to MAngawhai
10. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Rain overnight gives way to clearing skies. Opt to take the shorter and less hilly gravel roads north. Enjoy the quiet roads. Surrounded by rolling hills and lots of sheep and cows. Return to pavementWeiterlesen
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- Tag 528
- Montag, 9. Dezember 2024 um 21:15
- 🌧 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 17 m
- NeuseelandPakiri River36°14’35” S 174°43’28” E
Evading the rain
9. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Very unsettled night as the neighbor youths partied all night long. Threats of rain keep us moving and we cover the distance to Warkward quickly. Get useful advice at the tourist info and opt to takeWeiterlesen
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- Tag 527
- Sonntag, 8. Dezember 2024
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 8 m
- NeuseelandMahurangi Island36°32’4” S 174°42’27” E
Just like riding a bike
8. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Seem to remember how to pack up our bikes and ride fully loaded. Make our way on nice cycle paths to the ferry and take a short hop across the water. Busy and hilly roads. Veer away and head towardsWeiterlesen
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- Tag 526
- Samstag, 7. Dezember 2024 um 21:24
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 44 m
- NeuseelandBig King36°53’27” S 174°44’58” E
Auckland: Day 2
7. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Morning spent putting bikes together and ensuring in working order. Head off on a different route , passed the rugby stadium and a fun shopping district before hitting the water again. Admire theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 525
- Freitag, 6. Dezember 2024
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 44 m
- NeuseelandBig King36°53’27” S 174°44’58” E
Auckland
6. Dezember 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Wake up to a windy and warming day. Fuel up with coffee and begin to unpack. Are one pannier short - hopefully it was empty. Head off towards the coast to coast walkabout. Enjoy great views from theWeiterlesen
