Ahipara > Rawene

To start the day in the best way possible, my tent is in the shade, as always… I will have to dry it again like every morning grr!

There is a wonderful sun now, it’s time to move quickly!

I hope I won’t have to ride on the top…

A tour of the city 🙂 There is almost all the people’s need in one road.

After 5 minutes, there is already a place where I can stop. The beach is huge like always.

If the sea was warmer I should have a swim for 5 minutes and continue my trip 🙂 but it’s not… Next time!

Some flowers pictures. Many colors.

I’m continuing along the coast without knowing it’s the wrong way. I’m spending my energy for nothing, almost… Fortunately the view is great.

I’m now in the country side. I discover a horse on the wrong side of the fence. Like most of the animals it is afraid by me and try to find his way back in. I don’t know how to help it so I hope his guardian is somewhere around. Sorry horse :-S.

The landscape, green and blue :-).

Some pigs are having a good time. Apparently there is two distinct zones : the garden and the mud bath.

Ah, there is a deal here. My phone indicate me to turn right but this way seems to be difficult and full of gravels. The normal road seems too normal… Ok, google win, I will see.

Arf! That’s an hard way and until now it was always going up. I’m glad to have a trailer because I don’t want to imagine how it should be with luggages no the bike.

Am I making so much noise for you two? Sorry…

Where am I going? I’m really in the middle of nowhere.

Cool! Apparently, some humans live here 🙂 or not. This letter box use to be tree maybe…

Aaah! After 20km off road I reach the main road and I can see the harbour. The ferry is not far away. I think I’ve took a short cut but most difficult than the normal way. That was nice :-).

Here I am :-)! But where is the ferry?

Okay it’s coming at 5pm. I have 20min to enjoy and eat something.

The first way onto the see :-).

Vehicles can’t embark before the others get out of the boat. So, we keep cool, stay in line and wait :-).

That’s a good break after all those kilometers.

We are going just between the rain…

After 10 minutes, we arrived on the other side of the harbor. I’m getting cold. I need to move!

The city is very cute here. Rawene used to be an important Kauri tree exchange port. But Kiwis cut almost all of them. The last remaining Kauris are now protected.

They certainly have a good view.

5.30pm, I arrived in my hotel 🙂

The cabins look funny.

I must set up my tent soon. The sun will disappear in roughly 20min.

The view from the kitchen is very good but I will cook at night time so better enjoy the landscape now…

After a good meal, it’s the perfect way to end a journey : Timtam! I discovered these in Australia in 2008 and it’s so sO SO delicious! It’s really difficult not to eat all the packet once opened. Come on! Resist! Ok, the last one. Oooh no there is only three left now… Ok, I’ll keep two for tomorrow. Or one is okay… Yes but if I finish it now I could put the packaging in the bin so I will have less weight to carry. Good idea :-).