Te Wera to Urenui

15 November, 2010


Today's ride was generally downhill, ending up on the coast at Urenui.

 

 

 

Not long to go before we depart from Te Wera Valley Lodge.

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Photo: Lyn or Neale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now - do we go left or right???.

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Photo: Lyn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't worry Shae!!   Whatever it is you think you've lost hasn't actually gone missing.

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Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let's go to the movies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cutting at the top of Mohakau Road.
There was discussion as to whether this had once been a tunnel  -  or not.

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Photo: Lyn or Neale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disappearing in to Matau Road Tunnel.

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Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And coming out the northern end.

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Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are we all here yet?

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Photo: Selwyn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A stone's eye view of approaching cyclists on Mangaoapa Road.

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Photo: Colin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pleasant cycling on Mangaoapa Road heading toward Purangi.

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Photo: Colin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neale looks happy to be there.

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Photo: Lyn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let's go to the movies again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The climb out of Mangaoapa Road.

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Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To dump, or not to dump : that is the question. 

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Photo: Selwyn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A pause at the top of Mangaoapa Road while Glen was having fun repairing a busted
gear change cable.

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Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morning tea at Purangi.  We had had lunch here 3 years ago.

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Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waitara River at Purangi.

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Photo: Caroll

 

 

 

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