Today Distance : 68.0 km Total: 134.9 km
Today weather : 14 -21c Sunny all day
Time on Bike : 4 hr 49 min
Ave speed : 14.1 kmh Max :50.5 kmh
Ave Climb : 2% Max :5%
Trip Altitude : 618 m Max : 252 m
Today spend : 8.1 nzd Total : 64.5 nzd
NZ at this time has a longer daytime and shorter night,usually the sunrise by 6am and set by 8pm. This morning when i woke up at 7 already damn bright , and by the time i finished cooking breakfast and packing its 9.30am to roll out. It's another beautiful sunny day to cycle but the 1st 20km was really flat with nothing much worth stopping,what i really hate is the strong wind blowing mostly from my right side, and this makes me struggle even on a flat terrain. At 35 km i arrived in Kapu and taking a rest at the cafe,this is the junction roundabout,going straight is south to Paeroa,turning left is the hilly Coromandel Peninsular,turning right is Auckland. I am not going to Coromandel although i love mountains but i could not cover every corner of NZ in 2 months as advised by my NZ friend Arnold,so I am heading South to Paeroa on State Highway 26, this road runs parallel with the mountain on my left and a river lowland on the right,so it's rolling ups and downs. My initial target to Waihi didn't look achievable and so i shifted it to Paeroa which i managed to arrive by 4pm, and stop by the popular 4 Square supermarket to buy a beef shoulder meat ( 5.5 nzd)and a bottle of cooking oil (2.6 nzd), then i proceed to the free overnight parking campsite to stay for the night.
Today weather : 14 -21c Sunny all day
Time on Bike : 4 hr 49 min
Ave speed : 14.1 kmh Max :50.5 kmh
Ave Climb : 2% Max :5%
Trip Altitude : 618 m Max : 252 m
Today spend : 8.1 nzd Total : 64.5 nzd
NZ at this time has a longer daytime and shorter night,usually the sunrise by 6am and set by 8pm. This morning when i woke up at 7 already damn bright , and by the time i finished cooking breakfast and packing its 9.30am to roll out. It's another beautiful sunny day to cycle but the 1st 20km was really flat with nothing much worth stopping,what i really hate is the strong wind blowing mostly from my right side, and this makes me struggle even on a flat terrain. At 35 km i arrived in Kapu and taking a rest at the cafe,this is the junction roundabout,going straight is south to Paeroa,turning left is the hilly Coromandel Peninsular,turning right is Auckland. I am not going to Coromandel although i love mountains but i could not cover every corner of NZ in 2 months as advised by my NZ friend Arnold,so I am heading South to Paeroa on State Highway 26, this road runs parallel with the mountain on my left and a river lowland on the right,so it's rolling ups and downs. My initial target to Waihi didn't look achievable and so i shifted it to Paeroa which i managed to arrive by 4pm, and stop by the popular 4 Square supermarket to buy a beef shoulder meat ( 5.5 nzd)and a bottle of cooking oil (2.6 nzd), then i proceed to the free overnight parking campsite to stay for the night.
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| Miranda Hot Spring Holiday Park,just photo taking only |
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| On State Highway 25 |
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| Is there a cycle lane? |
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| Newly constructed motor or cycle lane |
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| Newly constructed motor or cycle lane |
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| The old lane closed |
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| Newly constructed motor or cycle lane |
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| Not going to Coromandel, heading straight to Paeroa |
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| Kopu Cafe rest stop |
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| Approaching a small town - Matatoki |
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| Red Bull energy drink gift from Mew Lin |
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| Scenery on the road |
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| Tauranga tomorrow target |
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| Paeroa supermarket |
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| Paeroa - antique town of New Zealand |
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| Lamb chop dinner for tonight |
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| 5 nzd for motorhome or car |
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| Blogging inside tent |
Safe trip my man :) Godspeed
ReplyDeleteMeng..have a nice trip. Will follow you on your blog!
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