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- Isnin, 30 Disember 2024
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitud: 224 m
New ZealandHikurangi Island38°25’32” S 175°53’34” E
Whakarewarewa Maori village
30 Disember 2024, 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 onBaca lagi
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- Hari 548
- Ahad, 29 Disember 2024
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitud: 279 m
- New ZealandWaingaehe Stream38°7’20” S 176°18’27” E
A long day to Rotorua
29 Disember 2024, 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 ItalianBaca lagi
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- Hari 547
- Sabtu, 28 Disember 2024
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitud: 11 m
- New ZealandMotuopuhi Island (Rat Island)37°42’42” S 176°9’60” E
Tauranga
28 Disember 2024, 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 intoBaca lagi
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- Hari 546
- Jumaat, 27 Disember 2024
- 🌬 24 °C
- Altitud: 9 m
- New ZealandPapatu Point37°28’2” S 175°59’4” E
Bowentown Beach
27 Disember 2024, 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 WaihiBaca lagi
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- Hari 545
- Khamis, 26 Disember 2024
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitud: 19 m
- New ZealandKuaoiti Stream37°22’50” S 175°40’16” E
Into the Hauraki plains
26 Disember 2024, 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. ContinueBaca lagi
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- Hari 544
- Rabu, 25 Disember 2024
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitud: 24 m
- New ZealandOrere Point36°57’58” S 175°14’39” E
A Christmas at the beach
25 Disember 2024, 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 folksBaca lagi
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- Hari 543
- Selasa, 24 Disember 2024
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitud: 12 m
- New ZealandOrere Point36°57’32” S 175°14’36” E
Along the Pacific coast highway
24 Disember 2024, 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.Baca lagi
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- Hari 542
- Isnin, 23 Disember 2024
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitud: 16 m
- New ZealandKellys Beach36°52’42” S 175°1’10” E
A bus, a ferry and a wee bike ride
23 Disember 2024, 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 theBaca lagi
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- Ahad, 22 Disember 2024
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitud: 23 m
- New ZealandWaipapa Stream35°11’58” S 173°58’32” E
Kerikeri
22 Disember 2024, 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 asBaca lagi
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- Hari 540
- Sabtu, 21 Disember 2024
- 🌬 22 °C
- Altitud: 21 m
- New ZealandHihi Beach34°58’8” S 173°32’20” E
Hihi
21 Disember 2024, 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. AfterBaca lagi
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- Hari 539
- Jumaat, 20 Disember 2024
- 🌬 24 °C
- Altitud: 15 m
- New ZealandOronowhainu34°48’57” S 173°7’2” E
Southbound
20 Disember 2024, 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 fruitBaca lagi
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- Khamis, 19 Disember 2024
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitud: 150 m
- New ZealandCape Reinga34°25’43” S 172°40’39” E
Cape Reinga
19 Disember 2024, 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 CapeBaca lagi
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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- Rabu, 18 Disember 2024
- 🌬 21 °C
- Altitud: 37 m
- New ZealandKaratia Creek34°30’51” S 172°50’23” E
90 Mile beach
18 Disember 2024, 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. IncrediblyBaca lagi
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- Hari 536
- Selasa, 17 Disember 2024
- 🌬 21 °C
- Altitud: 52 m
- New ZealandWainui Stream35°10’10” S 173°10’25” E
Tasman Sea
17 Disember 2024, 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 sideBaca lagi
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- Isnin, 16 Disember 2024
- 🌧 22 °C
- Altitud: 51 m
- New ZealandRawene35°24’11” S 173°30’9” E
A rainy rest day
16 Disember 2024, 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 rainyBaca lagi
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- Ahad, 15 Disember 2024
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitud: 43 m
- New ZealandRawene35°24’12” S 173°30’9” E
A proper cycleway …. not
15 Disember 2024, 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 theBaca lagi
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- Sabtu, 14 Disember 2024
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitud: 18 m
- New ZealandEnglish Bay35°18’2” S 174°5’54” E
Around the Bay of Islands
14 Disember 2024, 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 theBaca lagi
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- Jumaat, 13 Disember 2024
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitud: 9 m
- New ZealandBland Rocks35°23’7” S 174°20’36” E
Along the coast
13 Disember 2024, 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 ofBaca lagi
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- Khamis, 12 Disember 2024
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitud: 2 m
- New ZealandWhangarei35°43’20” S 174°18’56” E
Whangerei and our first NZ barbie
12 Disember 2024, 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.Baca lagi
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- Rabu, 11 Disember 2024
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitud: 7 m
- New ZealandMangawhai Harbour36°5’12” S 174°35’21” E
Mangawhai Heads
11 Disember 2024, 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 rainBaca lagi
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- Selasa, 10 Disember 2024
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitud: 7 m
- New ZealandMangawhai Harbour36°5’11” S 174°35’21” E
Backroads to MAngawhai
10 Disember 2024, 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 pavementBaca lagi
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- Hari 528
- Isnin, 9 Disember 2024 9:15 PTG
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitud: 17 m
- New ZealandPakiri River36°14’35” S 174°43’28” E
Evading the rain
9 Disember 2024, 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 takeBaca lagi
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- Ahad, 8 Disember 2024
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitud: 8 m
- New ZealandMahurangi Island36°32’4” S 174°42’27” E
Just like riding a bike
8 Disember 2024, 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 towardsBaca lagi
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- Hari 526
- Sabtu, 7 Disember 2024 9:24 PTG
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitud: 44 m
- New ZealandBig King36°53’27” S 174°44’58” E
Auckland: Day 2
7 Disember 2024, 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 theBaca lagi
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- Hari 525
- Jumaat, 6 Disember 2024
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitud: 44 m
- New ZealandBig King36°53’27” S 174°44’58” E
