Wellington was my last stop on the North Island, so I left town on the ferry bound for Picton, on the top of the South Island
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11/28/2014 – 512 days/45384 miles
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11/23/2014 – 507 days/45019 miles
Apparently Chicago is called “The Windy City” not because of the wind blowing off of Lake Michigan, but because of the hot wind blowing from politician’s mouths.
Wellington is called “Windy Welly” because it’s insanely windy.
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11/18/2014 – 502 days/45003 miles
I had a fairly windy ride getting in to Napier, but it was nothing compared to the endless, gusting, hurricane-force winds I rode through when I left. The worst thing about it wasn’t the huge gusts, but the fact that it could make a 180 degree change in direction at the drop of a hat, forcing me to make a quick change in the angle of the bike to compensate for it and sliding clear across the lane, hoping I wouldn’t be blown either off the road or into oncoming traffic. Mile for mile, I can’t think of a more exhausting day of riding (on paved roads, at least)
This is just south of Napier, in Hastings…I took a quick ride up Te Mata peak, and yes, it was windy as hell on the top
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11/17/2014 – 501 days/44741 miles
With the continued rain fall, my plans to head west were seeming less exciting…but the forecast for the next few days was sunny (and also windy as hell, it turns out) on the east coast, so I changed my plans and headed east to Napier.
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11/14/2014 – 498 days/44622 miles
From Rotorua, I headed to Taupo. The direct route is about 80 or 90kms, but I took two days on a wonderful ~1000km route that went along the east cape.
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11/09/2014 – 493 days/44036 miles
Rotorua is a major tourist destination in New Zealand, known for it’s geothermal activity, and the smells that complement it.
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11/05/2014 – 489 days/43822 miles
Even after seeing such a small portion of New Zealand, I am amazed with the diversity of landscapes…who knows what you’ll see around the next corner. The only guarantee is that the sea is always a brilliant blue and the land is always an intense green.
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11/01/2014 – 485 days/43251 miles
I’m just a couple days out of Auckland, and I already can’t get over how beautiful New Zealand is.
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10/30/2014 – 483 days/42829 miles
This post may be a bit boring for most people reading, but I’ve had enough people who wanted to hear the specifics about my experience with the ferry from Australia to New Zealand, so here it is.
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10/29/2014 – 482 days/42810 miles
I’m still in Auckland, and I still don’t have my bike, but I’ve spoke with the shippers, customs, quarantine, and the automobile association, and I think I have everything lined up so that I won’t be wasting time once the boat arrives…that is if I understood all their instructions correctly.
So here’s a bit more from my longer than desired stay in Auckland.
a pat on a motorcycle 