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- Day 549
- Monday, December 30, 2024
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 224 m
New ZealandHikurangi Island38°25’32” S 175°53’34” E
Whakarewarewa Maori village
December 30, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 onRead more
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- Day 548
- Sunday, December 29, 2024
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 279 m
- New ZealandWaingaehe Stream38°7’20” S 176°18’27” E
A long day to Rotorua
December 29, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 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 ItalianRead more
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- Day 547
- Saturday, December 28, 2024
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- New ZealandMotuopuhi Island (Rat Island)37°42’42” S 176°9’60” E
Tauranga
December 28, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 intoRead more
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- Day 546
- Friday, December 27, 2024
- 🌬 24 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- New ZealandPapatu Point37°28’2” S 175°59’4” E
Bowentown Beach
December 27, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 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 WaihiRead more
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- Day 545
- Thursday, December 26, 2024
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- New ZealandKuaoiti Stream37°22’50” S 175°40’16” E
Into the Hauraki plains
December 26, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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. ContinueRead more
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- Day 544
- Wednesday, December 25, 2024
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 24 m
- New ZealandOrere Point36°57’58” S 175°14’39” E
A Christmas at the beach
December 25, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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 folksRead more
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- Day 543
- Tuesday, December 24, 2024
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- New ZealandOrere Point36°57’32” S 175°14’36” E
Along the Pacific coast highway
December 24, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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.Read more
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- Day 542
- Monday, December 23, 2024
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 16 m
- New ZealandKellys Beach36°52’42” S 175°1’10” E
A bus, a ferry and a wee bike ride
December 23, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 theRead more
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- Day 541
- Sunday, December 22, 2024
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 23 m
- New ZealandWaipapa Stream35°11’58” S 173°58’32” E
Kerikeri
December 22, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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 asRead more
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- Day 540
- Saturday, December 21, 2024
- 🌬 22 °C
- Altitude: 21 m
- New ZealandHihi Beach34°58’8” S 173°32’20” E
Hihi
December 21, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 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. AfterRead more
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- Day 539
- Friday, December 20, 2024
- 🌬 24 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- New ZealandOronowhainu34°48’57” S 173°7’2” E
Southbound
December 20, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 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 fruitRead more
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- Day 538
- Thursday, December 19, 2024
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 150 m
- New ZealandCape Reinga34°25’43” S 172°40’39” E
Cape Reinga
December 19, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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 CapeRead more
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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- Day 537
- Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- 🌬 21 °C
- Altitude: 37 m
- New ZealandKaratia Creek34°30’51” S 172°50’23” E
90 Mile beach
December 18, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 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. IncrediblyRead more
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- Day 536
- Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- 🌬 21 °C
- Altitude: 52 m
- New ZealandWainui Stream35°10’10” S 173°10’25” E
Tasman Sea
December 17, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 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 sideRead more
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- Day 535
- Monday, December 16, 2024
- 🌧 22 °C
- Altitude: 51 m
- New ZealandRawene35°24’11” S 173°30’9” E
A rainy rest day
December 16, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 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 rainyRead more
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- Day 534
- Sunday, December 15, 2024
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 43 m
- New ZealandRawene35°24’12” S 173°30’9” E
A proper cycleway …. not
December 15, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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 theRead more
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- Day 533
- Saturday, December 14, 2024
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- New ZealandEnglish Bay35°18’2” S 174°5’54” E
Around the Bay of Islands
December 14, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 theRead more
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- Day 532
- Friday, December 13, 2024
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- New ZealandBland Rocks35°23’7” S 174°20’36” E
Along the coast
December 13, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 ofRead more
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- Day 531
- Thursday, December 12, 2024
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 2 m
- New ZealandWhangarei35°43’20” S 174°18’56” E
Whangerei and our first NZ barbie
December 12, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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.Read more
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- Day 530
- Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- New ZealandMangawhai Harbour36°5’12” S 174°35’21” E
Mangawhai Heads
December 11, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 rainRead more
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- Day 529
- Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- New ZealandMangawhai Harbour36°5’11” S 174°35’21” E
Backroads to MAngawhai
December 10, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 pavementRead more
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- Day 528
- Monday, December 9, 2024 at 9:15 PM
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- New ZealandPakiri River36°14’35” S 174°43’28” E
Evading the rain
December 9, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 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 takeRead more
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- Day 527
- Sunday, December 8, 2024
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- New ZealandMahurangi Island36°32’4” S 174°42’27” E
Just like riding a bike
December 8, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 towardsRead more
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- Day 526
- Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 9:24 PM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 44 m
- New ZealandBig King36°53’27” S 174°44’58” E
Auckland: Day 2
December 7, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 theRead more
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- Day 525
- Friday, December 6, 2024
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 44 m
- New ZealandBig King36°53’27” S 174°44’58” E
