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Cycling the whole length of NZ for Wellington Free Ambulance

  • Day 4 – Pouto Point to Auckland (Wed 24th Feb - 90.76 KM)

      24 February 2016
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    Start time: 8.15 AM (Ferry ride to cross the Kaipara harbour)

    End time: 3.15PM

    Distance traveled: 90.76 KM

    Highlight: The Kaipara ferry crossing which came with free coffee and biscuits!

    Lowlight: Starting to cycle after the ferry ride – painful to be on the seat again

    Describe your day in 1 word: “Recovery-day”

    Surfaces today: Asphalt

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  • Day 3 – Waipoua to Pouto Point (Tue 23rd Feb - 102.6 KM)

      24 February 2016
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    Start time: 7.45 AM

    End time: 7.30 PM

    Distance traveled: 102.6 KM

    Highlight: Having a beer at the Pouto point marine hall

    Lowlight: Not knowing how much further it was from Dargaville to Pouto point and then realizing that it’s still 67 KM to go

    Describe your day in 1 word: “Sore”

    Surfaces today: Asphalt, dirt

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  • Day 2 – Ahipara to Waipoua (Mon 22nd Feb - 101.5 KM)

      24 February 2016
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    Start time: 8.30 AM

    End time: 9.00 PM

    Distance traveled: 101.5 KM

    Highlight: Camping out at a random person’s backyard with 3 other cyclists. There was a cyclist who had a puncture and two other cyclists were helping her out. Brian passed the group and he decided to stay with them because it was too dark to proceed to his planned camping ground.

    Lowlight: Passing a group of cyclists 25 KM before his end-point in a small town and they encouraged him to stay with them and have a beer. He decided to push through but there was a big hill and he missed out on the beer!

    Describe your day in 1 word: “Long”

    Surfaces today: Asphalt, dirt

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  • Day 1 - Cape Reinga to Ahipara (107 KM)

      22 February 2016
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    Start time: 12 PM

    End time: 8.15 PM

    Distance traveled: 107 KM

    Highlight: Benefiting from being at the back of a group on 90 mile beach

    Lowlight: Headwind on the 90 mile beach

    Describe your day in 1 word: “Fatigued”

    Surfaces today: Asphalt, dirt, sand/beach

    Please check Brian's website for photos:

    https://bikepackingbrian.wordpress.com/2016/02/22/day-1-cape-reinga-to-ahipara-sun-21st-feb/

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