Tag: camping

  • 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…

  • The Final Countdown

    I can’t believe It’s been a week since I left Perth! Here is the last sunset I caught in Perth the night I caught a red eye flight over to Melbourne. I’ll be honest in saying I wasn’t ready to leave Perth. Perth threw me a huge curve ball. An…