Route Sun 31 May – Whangarei to Kawakawa
May 31, 2009 on 11:30 am | In Daily routes | No CommentsToday I am riding with a support crew! Wooohhoooo what a novel experience. My wife will be tailing me for a bit leaning on the horn. I am meeting up with the Northern Advocate for a interview too. Popular I am.
Route Fri 29 May – Mangawhai Heads to Whangarei
May 29, 2009 on 7:37 am | In Daily routes | No CommentsToday I am heading for the Top 10 Holiday park in Whangarei (thanks again Top 10 for all your support) where I will catch up with my wife for a day or two and she will be my support crew for the weekend. Fantastic!! What does a support crew do? Hopefully sweep the road ahead clearing the broken glass and making me hot hot coffee every hour.
Route Thu 28 May – Leigh to Mangawhai Heads
May 28, 2009 on 4:26 pm | In Daily routes | No CommentsAfter being hosted by Team Torkington in Ti Point and well fed, I took the back roads to Mangawhai Heads which involved gravel roads, wild cows, and blue blue skies. I only got lost once, well not exactly lost but took a wrong turn following what appeared to be a paper road (one that only exists on paper, not in real life) that turned out to be a dead end. Google Maps’ fault. So I got to see the top of another hill two times more than I needed 
Route Wed 27 May – Howick to Leigh
May 27, 2009 on 9:00 am | In Daily routes | 1 CommentToday I cycled from Howick to the ferry terminal at Halfmoon bay to the city then to Devonport (where the map starts) and up to Leigh.
Video log – Taupo to the Auckland Harbour Bridge (and across)
May 24, 2009 on 5:04 pm | In Video logs | 3 CommentsThis week I cycled from Taupo all the way through Tokoroa, Te Aroha, Miranda, Orere Point, Howick, Auckland right to the Harbour Bridge and across it as part of getacross.org.nz, protesting for cycle and pedestrian access across the only harbour crossing.
Route Sun 24 May – Across the Harbour Bridge
May 24, 2009 on 2:38 pm | In Daily routes | 1 Comment
Today I cycled with a thousand other cyclists and walkers over the Harbour Bridge in protest of the lack of cycle/pedestrian access over the bridge. It was a very cool experience, and a beautiful day.
Despite NZTA saying no, the police let (no there was no busting through the barricades) us all across and blocked off the lanes of traffic, in fact all four north bound lanes. So instead of there being a controlled crossing on two lanes, there were a few disgruntled drivers finding themselves not able to get across the bridge for a couple of hours.
I met a heap of cool people who had heard about my ride up the country too. Awesome!
NZ uphill on Campbell Live
May 22, 2009 on 10:01 pm | In Notes from the bike | 5 Comments
TV3’s Campbell Live came out today and rode with me a bit and did a piece on my mad mad ride. Here is a link to the story that was on Campbell live tonight. I had great fun riding with the TV3 crew!
http://www.3news.co.nz/Video/CampbellLive/tabid/367/articleID/105444/cat/221/Default.aspx#video
Route Fri 22 May – Orere Point to AUCKLAND
May 22, 2009 on 4:14 pm | In Daily routes | No CommentsToday I was joined by a film crew from TV3’s Campbell Live, and Helen joined be on her Bike for the ride from Orere Point to Clevedon. We talked all the way, a lot of it uphill, phew.
From Clevedon to Pakuranga I took a bad turn and found some monster hills, and I went up the steepest hill yet, honestly. It was mad. Nice view from the top tho.
Ahhh, so I am in Auckland for a few days now taking a break before the last leg.
Route Thu 21 May – Miranda to Orere Point
May 21, 2009 on 4:08 pm | In Daily routes | No CommentsI beautiful ride up the coast, one of the best days ride yet. Stayed at Orere Point Top 10 Holiday Park, in a funky cabin by a stream. The night was clear and the stars fantastic.
Route Wed 20 May – Te Aroha to Miranda
May 20, 2009 on 8:03 am | In Daily routes | 1 CommentA flat ride to Miranda for a soak in the pools. Yeeeeaaahhh.
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