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Photo by Marc Gibaud, Clouds on Tres Cerros and Mount Fitzroy, Argentinian Patagonia

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Photo by Marc Gibaud,
Clouds on Tres Cerros and
Mount Fitzroy, Argentinian Patagonia



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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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We stopped in Porangahau, which has a nice coffee kiosk in someones front yard and we grabbed a pie from the corner shop. It is starting to sprinkle a bit. We have just a few km to go to

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakit anatahu, which is the place with the longest name in the world. We saw very few cars all day.

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Part way we stopped in Pongaroa for a drink at the pub and to chat to some Canadian cyclists. From here there is a 60 km loop road into AA beach. All but 20 are paved and the rest is good gravel.

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Arriving to the beach we had a snack and while we were watching the waves a furry sea lion hopped out onto the beach.





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