Tag: road bike
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Day 8. Aongatete to Matata. 104 Km
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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…
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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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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…
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Day 9. Cradle Mountain to Rosebery via Mt Farrell. 42 Miles
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283 Miles / 455 KM Today was a cycle and a hike and then another cycle! Did not realise I was climbing two mountains today!! I woke up super early at Cradle Mountain, hoping to be on the road in good time. I was awake at 6, but didn’t leave…
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Day 7. Gowrie Park to Cradle Mountain. 24 Miles.
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241 Miles / 388 KM What a day!! Today was basically just one GIANT hill. I knew the distance wasn’t far today but the hill was over 1300m total elevation. “Don’t fear moving slowly forward. Fear standing still.” I was lazy this morning and let my body wake up on…
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Day 4. St Helens.
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Stranded in St Helens! I mean resting and recovering in St Helens! Today I knew I had to rest. I slept terrible last night, with anxiety creeping in at every opportunity. I woke up to incredible stiffness and a sore right side and back – much to be expected I…
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Day 3. Bicheno to Scamander. 35 Miles.
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152 Miles / 245 Km Well today couldn’t have started any better and ended any worse! This morning I got up at 5.30am for the sunrise! I walked over to the Bicheno Blowhole where I was last night and watched the sun come up over the water! It was beautiful…
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The Final Countdown
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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…