March 2010
Masterton - Wellington - Napier
Coastal Tour
Castlepoint - Porangahau Beach
Farm road on Owhanga Station.
Sheltered lunch stop on Owhanga Station.
The long and stony road continues.
....... and continues.......
Looking back to the station hill we had just descended.
Fish and chips at Akitio Camp Store.
The imposing entranceway to Akitio Station.
Nearing the top of the steep climb to 400m on Akitio Station, looking back to Akitio camping ground on
the point and Castle Rock in the far distance.
It was a great cycling surface but we often had to walk because of gale force wind.
The trees tell the story.
Steep descent to the beach at Herbertville.
Coastal road to Herbertville with wind whipped breakers and Cape Turnagain across the bay.
Lunch stop - pie, ice cream & cuppa - at the Herbertville Pub.
Tautane Station's imposing entrance built in 2002 to commemorate 100 years
of farming for the Herrick Family.
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