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Dag 549
måndag 30 december 2024
☁️ 22 °C
Höjd över havet: 224 m
Nya Zeeland Hikurangi Island -38.425594, 175.89286838°25’32” S 175°53’34” E
Whakarewarewa Maori village
30 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 on our own. Fascinating- they cook in the thermal pools! After head to town and Government gardens. Unexpected rain dampens us a bit. Pick up groceries and head backLäs mer
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Dag 548
söndag 29 december 2024
⛅ 27 °C
Höjd över havet: 279 m
Nya Zeeland Waingaehe Stream -38.12228, 176.30750338°7’20” S 176°18’27” E
A long day to Rotorua
29 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 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 Italian cyclist, opt for quieter (longer) road to Rotorua. Good choice though very. Interesting landscape as we head up into the hills. Finally get to Okere falls. Doug has a flat. Push on alone to campground while he fixes it. Exhausted!Läs mer
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Dag 547
lördag 28 december 2024
☁️ 26 °C
Höjd över havet: 11 m
Nya Zeeland Motuopuhi Island (Rat Island)-37.711606, 176.16655437°42’42” S 176°9’60” E
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Tauranga
28 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 into Tauranga. Check in to campground early, do some bike cleaning (lots of tar and embedded rocks) and then take the bus to the city for pizza dinner.Läs mer
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Dag 546
fredag 27 december 2024
🌬 24 °C
Höjd över havet: 9 m
Nya Zeeland Papatu Point -37.467139, 175.98450837°28’2” S 175°59’4” E
Bowentown Beach
27 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌬 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 Waihi Beach. Very crowded. As stopped by the side of the road, a bike shop guy helped us in finding us a place to stay. Very crowded but pleasant Bowertown beach campground. Welcome to Kiwi summer holidays.Läs mer
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Dag 545
torsdag 26 december 2024
☀️ 21 °C
Höjd över havet: 19 m
Nya Zeeland Kuaoiti Stream -37.380652, 175.67110637°22’50” S 175°40’16” E
Into the Hauraki plains
26 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 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. Continue onward and turn inland. Lots of traffic - summer vacation had begun. A few more big bursts of rain before arriving in Paeora. Manage to stay dry amongst a lot of rain.Läs mer
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Dag 544
onsdag 25 december 2024
☀️ 21 °C
Höjd över havet: 24 m
Nya Zeeland Orere Point -36.966201, 175.24404336°57’58” S 175°14’39” E
A Christmas at the beach
25 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 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 folks like us hit the beach. Nice little walk and afternoon chill. Made a nice lamb dinner.Läs mer
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Dag 543
tisdag 24 december 2024
☁️ 23 °C
Höjd över havet: 12 m
Nya Zeeland Orere Point -36.958968, 175.24333436°57’32” S 175°14’36” E
Along the Pacific coast highway
24 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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. Head into hills and arrive at Orere point campground.Läs mer
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Dag 542
måndag 23 december 2024
☁️ 22 °C
Höjd över havet: 16 m
Nya Zeeland Kellys Beach -36.878413, 175.01935336°52’42” S 175°1’10” E
A bus, a ferry and a wee bike ride
23 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 the bus and head to Auckland. Arrive a mere 5 hours later and hop on a ferry to Beachlands - making a hassle free escape from Auckland. Set up camp at Omana cliff top campground.Läs mer
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Dag 541
söndag 22 december 2024
☀️ 26 °C
Höjd över havet: 23 m
Nya Zeeland Waipapa Stream -35.199455, 173.97558435°11’58” S 173°58’32” E
Kerikeri
22 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 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 as we make our way up and cruise back down to the coast. Stop at Rainbow falls before heading to Bruce and Barb’s lovely home. Very nice evening.Läs mer
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Dag 540
lördag 21 december 2024
🌬 22 °C
Höjd över havet: 21 m
Nya Zeeland Hihi Beach -34.968984, 173.53877534°58’8” S 173°32’20” E
Hihi
21 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌬 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. After chatting with a local, backtrack to visit a lovely Kauri gallery. Fuel up with pastries and continue along the northern coast. Windy lunch stop by the bay and make final push to Hihi beach. Lovely, isolated campground.Läs mer
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Dag 539
fredag 20 december 2024
🌬 24 °C
Höjd över havet: 15 m
Nya Zeeland Oronowhainu -34.815967, 173.11714634°48’57” S 173°7’2” E
Southbound
20 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌬 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 fruit ice cream (a mix of vanilla ice cream amd frozen fruit turned into soft serve). Manage to set up the tent just as a cloud opens up on us. Quick lasting and we head off to check out the nearby reserve. Splurge for a seafood dinner out. Great view - lousy service.Läs mer
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Dag 538
torsdag 19 december 2024
☀️ 20 °C
Höjd över havet: 150 m
Nya Zeeland Cape Reinga -34.428661, 172.67753634°25’43” S 172°40’39” E
Cape Reinga
19 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 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 Cape Reinga. Very rugged and isolated. Apparently the cape is where the spirits go to exit this world. Return to our empty campground and opt to sleep in the kitchen.Läs mer
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Hannah BoeNot the mozzies 😭🦟
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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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Dag 537
onsdag 18 december 2024
🌬 21 °C
Höjd över havet: 37 m
Nya Zeeland Karatia Creek -34.514175, 172.83976934°30’51” S 172°50’23” E
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90 Mile beach
18 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌬 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. Incredibly beautiful and windy. As ride recedes, resume our journey to Te Paki stream where we slog up the creek bed to the dunes and road. Find our way to empty campground.Läs mer
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Dag 536
tisdag 17 december 2024
🌬 21 °C
Höjd över havet: 52 m
Nya Zeeland Wainui Stream -35.16935, 173.17352335°10’10” S 173°10’25” E
Tasman Sea
17 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌬 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 side to Ahipara and the Tasman Sea. Check out the 90 mile beach.Läs mer
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Dag 535
måndag 16 december 2024
🌧 22 °C
Höjd över havet: 51 m
Nya Zeeland Rawene -35.402982, 173.50241935°24’11” S 173°30’9” E
A rainy rest day
16 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌧 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 rainy day.Läs mer
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Dag 534
söndag 15 december 2024
☀️ 26 °C
Höjd över havet: 43 m
Nya Zeeland Rawene -35.403332, 173.50236535°24’12” S 173°30’9” E
A proper cycleway …. not
15 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 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 the trail head and make it about 5 minutes before hitting our first barrier. And then the next and a rancher tells us they continue. Hit the road instead. Quite quiet. Vacillate as to which way to go. Opt to go another 40k after already going 50k to get to Rawene. Arrive exhausted but find lovely holiday park.Läs mer
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Dag 533
lördag 14 december 2024
☁️ 23 °C
Höjd över havet: 18 m
Nya Zeeland English Bay -35.3006, 174.09845735°18’2” S 174°5’54” E
Around the Bay of Islands
14 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 the water a beautiful shade of blue. Hills add up. Rest along bay before finishing our journey. Arrive in Russell just in time for ferry. Ice cream in Paige’s before finding our campground.Läs mer
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Dag 532
fredag 13 december 2024
☁️ 24 °C
Höjd över havet: 9 m
Nya Zeeland Bland Rocks -35.385279, 174.34322735°23’7” S 174°20’36” E
Along the coast
13 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 of animals including these friends from South America. A few long climbs and we hit the coast. Stop for lunch in lovely Helena Bay. Continue along to Oakura Bay. First ice cream of the top before tackling last hill to campground.Läs mer
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Dag 531
torsdag 12 december 2024
☀️ 25 °C
Höjd över havet: 2 m
Nya Zeeland Whangarei -35.722085, 174.31563435°43’20” S 174°18’56” E
Whangerei and our first NZ barbie
12 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 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. Enjoy meat on the Barbie with him and his mates.Läs mer
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Dag 530
onsdag 11 december 2024
☁️ 20 °C
Höjd över havet: 7 m
Nya Zeeland Mangawhai Harbour -36.086681, 174.58911536°5’12” S 174°35’21” E
Mangawhai Heads
11 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 rain intensifies.Läs mer
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Dag 529
tisdag 10 december 2024
☁️ 21 °C
Höjd över havet: 7 m
Nya Zeeland Mangawhai Harbour -36.086519, 174.58913936°5’11” S 174°35’21” E
Backroads to MAngawhai
10 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 pavement and cruise into Mangawhai. continue on to Mangawhai Holiday park. Stroll along the beach and then into small town for some groceries.Läs mer
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Dag 528
måndag 9 december 2024 21:15
🌧 19 °C
Höjd över havet: 17 m
Nya Zeeland Pakiri River -36.24298, 174.72433936°14’35” S 174°43’28” E
Evading the rain
9 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌧 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 take the coastal route. All is fine until the last very long hill and then gravel descent. Make it in one piece to Pikuri holiday park. Few others around though a number of through hikers join our empty field.Läs mer
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Dag 527
söndag 8 december 2024
☁️ 24 °C
Höjd över havet: 8 m
Nya Zeeland Mahurangi Island -36.534446, 174.7075936°32’4” S 174°42’27” E
Just like riding a bike
8 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 towards the coast. Lunch at very windy beach. Continue along hilly coastline and stop at Wendeeholm regional park. Set up amongst the ducks.Läs mer
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Dag 526
lördag 7 december 2024 21:24
☁️ 18 °C
Höjd över havet: 44 m
Nya Zeeland Big King -36.890869, 174.74937436°53’27” S 174°44’58” E
Auckland: Day 2
7 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 the beautiful boats. Pas through a few special markets and make our way back to our ‘home’.Läs mer
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Dag 525
fredag 6 december 2024
☁️ 22 °C
Höjd över havet: 44 m
Nya Zeeland Big King -36.890868, 174.74937336°53’27” S 174°44’58” E
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Auckland
6 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 the top of Mt Eden and venture through a lovely park and gardens before hitting the water. 13 miles in total but a great day of wandering.Läs mer
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