DAY 2 –Herekino to
Pouto Point – 225KMS / 17 hours total / 18.8k average
The problem however with staying at the school meant I was
50k behind where I intended to be on day 1. We headed off at 5:30am through the
thick fog and surprisingly cold conditions. The sunrise over the far north was
absolutely beautiful as we climbed above the mist and looked down at it in the
valleys. I will never forget this morning.
The rest of that day turned into a 17 hour cycle with some
serious climbs through the beautiful Waipoua Kauri Forest in serious heat. The goal was to get to Pouto point that night and make the
8AM ferry crossing for the next morning so I could get to the CAP offices thu
afternoon. The final 25k unsealed dusty,
continuously hilly road to the point was brutal and long. It took hours in the
dark with tons of traffic spewing dust all over us and I was so thankful for
having 2 other TA riders to spur me on and share the suffering with. We finally
arrived at 10:30PM at the backpackers. It had been a 225k day, much longer than
I originally anticipated however I heard later other people badly wanted to get
on the ferry also since it only goes twice a day and they arrived as late as
3AM in the morning!
I have less to write here even though it potentially is the
longest day I will ride on the whole trip. A lot happened but after 2-3 hours
sleep the night before it all seems a bit of a blur.
I did have my first icecream of the trip today however. Someone said they were going to sponsor my
icecream eating so I am counting!!!
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