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Route Wed 20 May — Te Aroha to Miranda
A flat ride to Miranda for a soak in the pools. Yeeeeaaahhh.
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Route Tue 19 May — Tokoroa to Te Aroha
Today I had a nice downhill run from Tokoroa to Tirau then flatish to Te Aroha. 91km but didn’t know this until looking back and counting the Ks. Almost got taken out by an anger problem on wheels. Some young guy who came back for a second go and
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Route Mon 18 May — Taupo to Tokoroa
Heading out of Taupo after a day of rest. Heading for the big smoke of Tokoroa (the big smoke being the smoke out of the Kinleith pulp and paper mill).
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Route Sat 16 May — Turangi to Taupo
Only one big hill between me and Taupo today. Hopefully being joined by @travelmonkee for a bit.
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Route Fri 15 May — National Park to Turangi
A downhill ride in the rain, with hopefully the wind at my back. Brrrr. It is very cloudy today so I don’t hold much hope of seeing the mountain. Ah well, seen plenty of postcards with it on, so I know what it should look like :)
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Route Thu 14 May — Ohakune to National Park
A very short day today. Only 35km but uphill :) Was trying to find the mountain around these parts but as yet no sign.
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Route Wed 13 May- Taihape to Ohakune
Heading into the mountains! Hopefully the snow keeps away for a bit longer while I climb up and cycle around Mt Ruapehu. Brrrrrr.
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Route Tue 12 May — Bulls to Taihape
Todays route was a little challenging. Uphill effectively all the way with some doozies. Will have to go out to throw a gumboot in Taihape.
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Route Mon 11 May — Otaki to Bulls
Today the ride was fairly sedate rolling through farmland and not too many hills. I arrived at Bulls to find almost the whole of town booked out. Popular!
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Route Sun 10 May — Wellington to Otaki
Today I rode out of Wellington with @rowansimpson and @lancewiggs in rain and hail (which we dodged in a bush shelter), and a little bit of sun towards the end. We decided to pick one of the meanest hills out of Wellington through the Akatarawa Valley climbing 450 meters. The
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Route Wed 6 May — Ward to the top of the South Island (Picton)
Well here it is the last days ride to Picton. Goodbye South Island! I will miss your beautiful mountains and rugged coast.
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Route Tue 5 May — Kaikoura to Ward
A beautiful meander up the coast. It was a long day in distance, and in time as I kept having to stop to look at the view. I had the option to stop in Kekerengu but decided to push on over some hills to Ward in order to make it