I would say the best thing that happened today (besides making it to Mosley’s) 😊 was getting to the Blue Duck Cafe just before it closed. We were HUNGRY and it’s a bit of a food desert out here where we are cycling.
But before we left Taumarunui, (last available cell service for a couple days) we had a decision to make. We needed to get up and over the Mangapurua Trig in order to catch a jet boat at Mangapurua Landing and guesstimate how long it would take so we could make a reservation.
We decided to get a bit of the climb out of the way today, head to Mosley Campground for the night and then catch the jet boat at the Landing at 3:30pm tomorrow. Sooo we were on a time schedule, with elevation, on single track, loaded up with food for a couple days. Off we went!
The countryside seems more beautiful everyday and changes! And today is the first time we’ve seen deer.
The morning’s ride also brought wide open, massive rock walls.
After lunch at the Blue Duck in Whakahoro we began climbing on a very rough 4×4 road. It was tough going for a while but soon we turned onto single track with lots of bridges, twists and turns all the while climbing. Tom would cycle ahead and wait. When the trail got to too technical for me with a loaded bike I just got off it and ran uphill with it. I can run/push sometimes faster than I can ride on single track with obstacles.
It turned out to be great planning on Tom’s part. We got to Mosley’s, laid the tent out to dry (it was still wet from the night before) and made dinner.
Post dinner we set up the tent, crawled inside and dreamed about tackling the rest of the Manapurua climb.
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Keep Calm and Pedal On 
I feel like a slug when I read your adventures! Even though I am playing pball about 4 days a week, it’s still just a couple hours a day! Then I eat , read, sleep, do housework etc. The rest of the time…but your scenery is beautiful in Hobbit land, so I’m sure that’s what makes it worthwhile! Haha! But it is beautiful here in Sarasota, even when it rains! Happy trails to you!
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Well that sounds like a pretty darn good life! That doesn’t sound sluggish at all to me. And I really like the reading part. All the books I have on hold are available from the library now and it’s hard to listen to audio books when riding single track 😂
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You see deer, I saw a kangaroo last night while walking the dog!! Great weather here in Perth!
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I would LOVE to see a kangaroo!! 🦘
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