New Plymouth to Opunake

20 November, 2010


 

 

 

Rest day is over.   Time to get back to work.  Today's ride went up Carrington Road to Pukeiti,
then down to the coast at Cape Egmont and on to Opunake.

 

 

 

 

 

The weather was somewhat less than ideal leaving New Plymouth.
The bike path sure looked better a couple of days ago.

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Photo: Caroll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A damp arrival at Pukeiti.

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Photo: Lyn or Neale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A caffiene fix always helps.

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Photo: Lyn or Neale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was time for a wettish walk through the gardens.

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Photo: Caroll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Photo: Caroll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then it was on to Cape Egmont.

ACTA had finally made it!!

Cape Reinga         31 October, 2006
East Cape            3 November, 2009
Cape Palliser        18 February, 2010
Cape Egmont     20 November, 2010

We have toured to the four corners of the North Island.

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Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Photo: Selwyn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big waves coming in from the Tasman.

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Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tasman did not have GPS!!

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Photo: Lyn or Neale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesley does not seem very perturbed by the dismal weather.

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Photo: Lyn or Neale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here comes another breaker.

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Photo: Lyn or Neale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like the rain stopped for lunch.

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Photo: Lyn or Neale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cape Egmont Light.

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Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The processing plant at Oaonui.

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Photo: Selwyn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maurice captured a few insights in to NZ's oil and gas industry..

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Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hmmmm.  Did Maurice score a quick chopper ride???

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Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to leave an oil platform if you are in a hurry..

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Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is what you use.

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Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And this is how it works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like most cyclists could get in there OK.

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Photo: Caroll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up hill and down dale.

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Photo: Caroll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Snell

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Photos: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opunake's Main Street

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Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caroll captured some of Opunake's murals.

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Photo: Caroll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Photo: Caroll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Photo: Caroll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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