Tag: bay of plenty

  • Day 12. Te Araroa to Tokomaru Bay. 82 Km

    817 Km / 508 Miles I slept terribly last night, understandably. My mind is racing! I was up at 5am and on the phone to Jetstar in regards to my credit note for my last flight. 1.5 hrs later I am through to them and they have told me they…

  • Day 11. Waihau Bay to Te Araroa. 50 Km

    735 Km / 457 Miles This morning I set off at the planned 8am. I got my breakfast pie and coffee and hit the road for what I thought was gonna be an easy 50 km ride. But the WIND today… was horrendous. Some horrible weather was on its way,…

  • Day 9. Matata to Opotiki. 67 Km

    582 Km / 362 Miles Well there was a storm! The rain came, the lightning came, the thunder came, and oh the RAIN, RAIN, RAIN! However, I woke up dry! My tent survived, thankfully after pegging it down properly, the pegs had managed to stay in and me and all…

  • Day 8. Aongatete to Matata. 104 Km

    515 Km / 320 Miles I left Ryan and Bex’s house early (however, not as early as they had both left for work!) I was on the road around 8am, with my first stop being Mt Maunganui – I haven’t done as much hiking as I thought I would have…