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With some better weather forecast we will head south to Napier. We made one small detour to the mud pots in the Waiotapu Thermal area just south of Rotarua. Just about half way we took a brake in Lake Taupo for another great cafe meal.
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The weather turned cold and wet as we headed over the mountains on the highway 5, but 20 km before the turn off for the Taihape-Napier road we could see blue sky to the east.
FILE2186 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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FILE2199 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
This is a recently paved cross road, which may be closed in winter and of the 134 km we did not pass a car until the last 40.
Screen Shot 2018-01-17 at 17.33.05 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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FILE2243 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
North Island NZ 1-75 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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We did meet quite a few sheep however.
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We have been so lucky to be hosted almost every night since we arrived, but we booked into a hotel in the art deco city of Napier. We were warmly greeted by the manager who came right out when we arrived to tell us where the best spot to park was. At check in he said that we had been upgraded as well. Dan was confused when they asked “what kind of fresh milk” he wanted. This was of course for “our tea”! only in NZ!!
For our rest day we lazed about in the morning and then did a 5 km walk around the city.
IMG_1916 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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Our room had a full kitchen so it was nice to have all our meals at home!
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Today it is cloudy and cooler.
Screen Shot 2018-01-21 at 22.27.35 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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FILE2336 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
We had planned to ride out to the Gannet colony at Cape kidnapper, but after getting most of the way out there we found the access is blocked by private land and you have to go on a tour. AHH no.
Screen Shot 2018-01-21 at 22.27.49 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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So we continued south on the route 52, which a a nice secondary road thru the occasional settlement and past farm lands.
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