Tag: Makaroa
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A+ kind of day
When we woke up in Makaroa, it was 38 degrees outside (3C) but we were warm in the cabin that Chris had thoughtfully booked! The people who were camping all reported being cold, which was not surprising since most people biking are prepared for summer type temperatures. We packed up and left, the road shaded…
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Haast Pass: Beautiful but hard
While we were having a beer in Haast, we met up with a guy we met from Auckland who is doing the actual TA ride. We’ve met increasing numbers of them as we get closer to the bottom of South Island, as they left the top of North Island about a month after us. People…