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| 2014-10-24 click for more |
24/10/2014
Whanganui – Ohingaiti
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| A lift up the longest earthbound elevator in the Southern hemisphere with the bikes was a good start (65m up) no sweat! |
We had very
variable weather today. Light rain, torrential downpours, drizzle,
hail and on the mountain snow. So it was a wet story. Luckily we
didn't have too far to go to get to Hunterville our destination. We
decided to skip our usual road side stop for brunch on account of it
being so cold and wet and pushed on to the motel/takeaway.
Unfortunately for us there was a big wedding on and every bed in town
was booked. But the lady in the take away cafe,in typical Kiwi
fashion came to the rescue and sorted us out in an old pub on the
State Highway 1. Luckily it only 15 km further and there was a big
shoulder to cycle on because there was a lot of bank holiday traffic.
Lots of vehicles towing big boats on the way to Lake Taupo. The pub
was adequate. Once upon a time it must have been quite a busy place
with a big bar and lots of rooms. Tonight we were the only guests
staying with a few interesting locals in the bar to talk to.
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| There would have been a sea view from here on a clear day. |
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