Tag: coromandel
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Day 7. Waihi to Aongatete. 40 Km
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411Km / 255 Miles After a couple of days in my own little cabin, I was ready to hit the road and get down and round onto the Bay of Plenty. Tonight I was catching up with friends who I had met 2 years ago at my first job in…
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Day 5. Whenuakite to Waihi. 81 Km
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340 Km / 211 Miles I was up and on the road by 9.30 after a slower morning. I was feeling good, and excited about the ride down the coast! I had a couple of big hills to face but it was mostly flat. The first hill to hit was…
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The Coromandel. Pinnacles to Cathedral Cove. 101 km.
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Day 3… Coromandel Forest Park Day 3… This morning I woke up with a terrible migraine, and knew I wasn’t going anywhere! After the hike yesterday I was still pretty exhausted and not feeling like i could get anywhere today, let alone on a bike! I stayed another night at…
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Day 1. Auckland to Matatoki. 122 Km
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122 Km / 76 Miles After a few (horribly muggy) days in Auckland, I was more than ready to get out of the city and hit the road on my bike. My first day was going to take me to the base of the Coromandel! The first ride day always…
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Auckland and Bike Prep!
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New Zealand – North Island Despite leaving Tassie in the early afternoon, I didn’t arrive in Auckland until Midnight – thanks to there not being any direct flights and having to fly through Melbourne! And thanks to New Zealand’s strict biosecurity at the airport, its takes almost 2 hours from…