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Whakatane

WAHKATANE (56km, 859km total) - It started raining last night and didn't really stop until we reached toady's destination - Whakatane. It was our first day of riding in the rain this entire tirip. Aside form making me extremely sweaty, my rain gear seem to work pretty well. Good. It was an...

permalink written by  aeonhunterinnz on December 29, 2009 from Whakatane, New Zealand
from the travel blog: AeonHunter in New Zealand

Opotiki

Opotiki (46km, 803km total) - Each day I bike I get more and more excited to lay around in California and do nothing. The countryside here is more than beautiful. It's magical. But it is also unforgiving. There are hills everywhere we go, and when there are no hills there's a hard wind, always...

permalink written by  aeonhunterinnz on December 28, 2009 from Opotiki, New Zealand
from the travel blog: AeonHunter in New Zealand

Waioeka Gorge

WAIOEKA GORGE (76km, 757km total) - We woke up to another lazy morning of picking fruit and feeding pigs. It's such a wonderful feeling to eat fruit you pick yourself, and Shad and I both swear to have yards with fruit trees if we ever own houses. Carol spoiled us by packing us both huge...

permalink written by  aeonhunterinnz on December 27, 2009 from Wairata, New Zealand
from the travel blog: AeonHunter in New Zealand

Boxing Day

BOXING DAY / GISBORNE DAY II - I woke up well rested this morning and dug out some leftovers from last night's feast for my breakfast. Shad and I have decided to hang out for a day in Gisborne and Carol has agreed to put us up for another night. This will mean changes in our plans, cutting...

permalink written by  aeonhunterinnz on December 26, 2009 from Gisborne, New Zealand
from the travel blog: AeonHunter in New Zealand

Christmas Day

CHRISTMAS DAY / GISBORNE (118km, 681km total) - Thank God for the Maori. The only reason today ended happily was because of the hospitable interventions of not a few Maori. The day began with my hammock collapsed and me waking up on the ground. I was ready to leave the eel beach, in spite of...

permalink written by  aeonhunterinnz on December 25, 2009 from Gisborne, New Zealand
from the travel blog: AeonHunter in New Zealand

Christmas Eve

CHRISTMAS EVE / WAIHUA BEACH (103km, 563km total) - For being Christmas Eve, today sucked. This has easily been the hardest day of biking on this entire trip. I'm wondering why I didn't think to take the bus all the way to Gisborne? The day started out well enough. It was flat from Haumoana...

permalink written by  aeonhunterinnz on December 24, 2009 from Raupunga, New Zealand
from the travel blog: AeonHunter in New Zealand

Haumoana

Haumoana (15km, 453km total) - Wellington deserves more time. I've seen some of the street life and hit up the main museum, but I feel like I've barely scratched the surface. There wasn't enough time to visit the WETA Workshop of any of Wellywood (Wellington's filmmaking locations). There are...

permalink written by  aeonhunterinnz on December 23, 2009 from Haumoana, New Zealand
from the travel blog: AeonHunter in New Zealand

Wellington Day 2

WELLINGTON Day 2 (2km, 438km total) - Most of today we spent running errands around Wellington. Shad got his bike tire trued and his wireless internet fixed. I bought some replacements for the lost or missing S hooks on my panniers. We tried to get Shad's ipod fixed too, but that didn't quite...

permalink written by  aeonhunterinnz on December 22, 2009 from Wellington, New Zealand
from the travel blog: AeonHunter in New Zealand

Wellington

WELLINGTON (6km, 436km total) - We woke up early to make our 8am bus to Wellington. i still felt pretty gross from last night's meal, so I bypassed breakfast completely. The bus ride down was uneventful, with only a lunchtime stop in a small town called Bulls. I again didn't eat anything, just...

permalink written by  aeonhunterinnz on December 21, 2009 from Wellington, New Zealand
from the travel blog: AeonHunter in New Zealand

New Plymouth Day 2

N.P. Day II (6km, 430km total) - We were woken up early this morning by Puppy - the tiniest, furriest, squirmiest little dog in the world. It was a very cute alarm clock. Shad and I made breakfast for whomever was around to eat (we ended up serving six). I made swedish pancakes and Shad put...

permalink written by  aeonhunterinnz on December 20, 2009 from New Plymouth, New Zealand
from the travel blog: AeonHunter in New Zealand

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