WHITIANGA TO WHANGAMATA
Greetings from Whangamata.
Today was a shorter but not necessarily an easy day. We had two fairly large climbs to conquer and most importantly we had yesterday's difficult day to recover from.
Whitianga was a great place to visit. Very beach and surf oriented and we enjoyed some good food, beer and laid-back vibes. We slept in (see above about how hard yesterday was) and departed around 10:00am.
To get out of that town required a very short ferry ride which was charming. As soon as we crossed we were met with some very beautiful scenery on a less travelled road. Then we hit the more travelled road for the rest of our trip. The trip was uneventful - two mountains to climb and some great descents.
We are now in the second WH'N town and again the theme is all about surfing and beaches and fishing. There's a large fishing tournament in town so every second vehicle is hauling a large boat.
As soon as we have the time and the proper internet connection we will upload some more pictures and videos. We have some great ones so hopefully tomorrow that will happen as we are pedalling into a much larger town.
We need to get to our destination tomorrow by 3:00pm because we want to be able to view the Opening Ceremonies of the Vancouver Spring Olympics. We'll be cheering you on over some local New Zealand brews.
STATS:
Distance: 67 km
Time: 3:40
Average: 18.27kph
Max: 62.6kph
Temp: 30C
Weather: Mainly Sunny
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