Ten of us rented a house for the weekend. For some Taupo residents, the lake ride is an opportunity to load up their mobile homes or caravans and leave town - renting out their houses to the cyclists.
LAKE TAUPO CYCLE CHALLENGE - HOT TIP TO SURVIVE November 30th 2009 A friend texted me with some advice on how to survive the 160 kilometre Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge. It went like this,"find a really nigel shaped arse and follow it closely."
I puzzled over it. Nigel? Could he have meant nice? But the keypad letters on my cellphone suggested it wasn't nice. I texted back seeking clarification but got no response. Maybe I missed something.
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Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more
A LATTE SIPPING, PONSONBY DWELLER GOES ADVENTURING BY BICYCLE
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I made a solo cycle ride from one end of New Zealand to the other over the southern summer - 2009/10. I kept off the busy highways as much as possible, and even managed a few 4WD tracks in some of the more remote corners of the country. I finished on 9 April 2010 and returned home ... full info