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Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » East Coast » Opotiki December 21st 2005

Opotiki to Gisborne Firstly, a word of apology about the photos appearing as they do. Don't ask me why but it is impossible to sort them properly so they appear in the wrong entry. Sort it out yourself I suppose and guess where they are meant to go. Then we got to Opotoki from where we did a full day's cycling in good weather to Maraetai Bay. The hostel here was great, right on the beach a sprawling wooden construction with outdoor fire. It was run by a generous spirited and enthusiastic Maori guy and son. It was tempting to stay another few nights to dive and chill but instead off at the crack of dawn to Hicks Bay. We were drenched a few times on this one and went on to the Kawakawa Hotel in ... read more

Rotorua

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua December 15th 2005

The Old Bath House

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Here we are on the Central Plateau having climbed the heights by bus. We've looked around and seen the geothermal effects on the landscape and now off to Opotiki by bus again. Next stop is the East Cape. Weather cooler and cloudy today.... read more

The Coromandel

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel December 13th 2005

Moorea

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Cycling for Real We left Auckland on 6 December catching the train into town and then the ferry to Coromandel town. A lovely day with the sun out but with a bit of cloud to help us up the hill. After a stop for lunch we started out on the steepest hill we could find straight up to 360 metres. We had spectacular views all the way up even when we were walking and then on the decent, seeing both sides of the peninsular. Managed to call into another internet cafe to catch up with news from home. It's good to hear from everyone and know that we've lost another manager for instance. Carrying on around the Coromandel we stoppped at Hahei to visit the Cathedral Cove and go kayaking on the ocean. This coast ... read more

Auckland

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland December 5th 2005

Birthday Dinner

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And To New Zealand So we arrived in New Zealand last week as scheduled and took the shuttle to our accommodation with ease. The bike boxes have survived more or less intact to here and we have left them at our first stop ready for collection in March when we leave for Melbourne. We've taken the cycle ride round Auckland. We've had a super dinner in the revolving restaurant 30 storeys high on Sky Tower (thanks Anne and Graham for Michael's birthday present) and we have moved to see Fay Hobday of Servas. She lives on the beach in a three storey glass house of amazing comfort. While there we took a ferry to Waiheke Island which is really hilly. We met our match there with a near vertical slope following a good lunch and swim ... read more

First Log

Oceania » French Polynesia » Moorea December 4th 2005

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We Have Arrived in the South Pacific We have had a wonderful time in Tahiti and Moorea soaking up the sun and coping with the heat day and night. It was amazing to have night time temperatures the same as day time. We only cycled on Moorea really and went round it once over three days between hotels/cabins. We found a Club Med site totally closed off with a lovely beach next to one hotel we found and then we moved to the other side to one we had already booked for Michael's birthday. They were both comfortable hotels of small self contained cabins with a few rooms at the back. Anyway we made best use of the deserted beaches around the Club Med site and swam over to the island next to the coral reef ... read more

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Michael and Lesley Fuller

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Michael and Lesley Fuller have retired. They are keen tandem riders and attend the rallies when they can especially the international one which alternates between Spring Bank Holiday and the summer school holidays. Their motorhome allows them to take off with the bike in the back for the winter and summer alike. Back in Southampton they keep up with the Nuffield Theatre and Phoenix Film Theatre programmes as well as what is good at Chichester Festival and National Theatres. And, of course, there is still Ben via the BenCam i.e. Skype. But not only Ben as he has been joined by brother ... full info

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Around New Zealand taking in Oz and Tahiti
November 15th 2005 -» April 26th 2006
A whole summer around France taking in Germany & Low Countries
May 9th 2007 -» September 30th 2007
Christmas and New Year in Spain
December 7th 2007 -» January 30th 2008
International Tandem Rally in Loches and around
May 20th 2008 -» June 30th 2008
Motorhome through France to Spain and Portugal
January 29th 2009 -» April 28th 2009
Australia in 2010
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