Travelled: 393 kms (Total 4,061 kms) Departure day, Thursday, dawned clear and tranquil, perfect cycling weather. With Sue as our very able guide, we rode from Havelock North and connected with the Hawkes Bay Trail through to Napier and stopped for lunch at Hapi, (imagine a macron over the “i”) the excellent café at Chantal’s, …
Travelled: 175 kms (Total 3,668 kms) The morning dawned cloudy and a brisk Southerly carried with it both the promise of winter and of a tail-wind. Stuart kindly waved us off as we headed out into the delightfully light mid-morning Palmerston North traffic on fresh legs and following the scent of adventure. This by now …
Travelled: 250 kms (Total 3,493 kms) We’re leaving the South behind today as we start our journey homeward. Plenty of riding and challenges still to come. Bring it on! My first challenge is ride back down Richard and Heather’s road (not that I actually rode up it - not even riding at 3km/hr could get …
JG on balance 