Tour Aotearoa Day 4: Ahipara to Opononi, 55 miles, 4,662 feet elevation | What a “ferry” nice day

Riding Stats

Accommodations

Route Tracker

Today we experience our first ferry ride in NZ and felt like we put in a respectable ride.

The ferry ride came near the middle of the day and gave us a break from riding even though it was only 15 minutes long. And it was a good time to check in on Super Bowl updates. 🏈

Also in the news of firsts… Tom saw his first mammal larger than a dead possum in the road and double bonus, the animal wasn’t dead. A live boar ran across his path while on some gravel backroad. That’s cool!!

Me? I’m just looking for beautiful overlooks. And there are sooo many!

A tasty meat pie for Tom in Broadwood from a petro station and some fish and chips after the ferry for me and I’d say the day couldn’t get much better.

Plus we opted for an inside stay with a pub attached (and yes, don’t judge us, more fish and chips). It was a view with an old school, historic room (not the other way around) and it was worth every penny.

That’s all for now. Tomorrow we meet a mighty tree.

Click on the image below to view today’s video: