Tag: cycle new zealand

  • 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 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 Coromandel. Pinnacles to Cathedral Cove. 101 km.

    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…

  • Auckland and Bike Prep!

    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…