I left the house at sunrise and walked up the hill to my bus stop, admiring the view for one last time. The bus ride was cool because I had the opportunity to look over some of the roads I had cycled on and I felt pretty chuffed that I had finished my trip. For … Continue reading Day 31: Back to Auckland

This was my last day in Opua, before I board a bus to Auckland (such a terrible sentence) to fly back home. After finishing off the remainder of the weeds, it was time to do some indoor activities, specifically painting. I was asked to use my artistic skills to add some colour and life to … Continue reading Day 30: Last day in Bay of Islands

I tried out parasailing in Paihia today and it was awesome. It was a bit windy, so paired up with Cameron, who is campervanning around NZ with his uni friends. A sixty year old couple went before us and didn't look remotely scared, which was reassuring. Until we got clipped into the giant parachute and … Continue reading Day 29: Parasailing and Waitangi

Usually I'm not a fan of bus tours, but I was keen to visit Cape Reinga and I probably couldn't do a 440km return trip on my bicycle in one day. Maybe after some training I'll come back and have a go. In the meantime, I got up for the 7am tour, where we drove … Continue reading Day 28: Exploring Ninety Mile Beach and Cape Reinga

I went for a leisurely ride today to visit Haruru Falls and catch the ferry to explore Russell. Compared to previous rides, this would be super easy, so I put on my hot pink top and scarf, then headed on my way. I had my first fall on the bike, not a bad one, but … Continue reading Day 27: Exploring Harura and Russell

I have a week up in the sunny Bay of Islands, where I aim to relax, explore and work in my WWOOF host's garden. I have no idea how much I'll be seeing or doing, but I'll try to keep it interesting. Saturday The property is only 2km from town, but it's secluded enough that there … Continue reading Day 24-26: Opua and Paihia

Today was my last ride for the trip, I felt a bit sad about it coming to an end, so I rode slowly and took two breaks along the way. It was quite windy for parts of it, so I probably couldn't have gone any faster, even if I tried. Lili's Cafe was a nice … Continue reading Day 23: Riding Whangarei to Opua

Today was supposed to be an 100km ride, but there were some dodgy parts in between which I hoped to avoid. Dome Valley is known to be accident prone due to people speeding and blind spots. I planned to bypass this and catch a taxi to Wellsford, 20km away. It turns out the taxi would … Continue reading Day 22: Bus from Warkworth to Whangarei