The team fighting the headwinds on the 88km beach section
3. Tane Mahuta
Night time – this very old tree is asleep and therefore closed to visitors!
4. Pouto Point
Waiting for the Ferry to Helensville, just before the bagpipes began
5. Mt. Eden, Auckland
Views of Auckland by night
6. Waikato Cows
Making friends
7. Matamta/Hobbiton i-SITE
Sleepy morning at the Lord of the Rings Hobbit House
8. Centre of the North Island
Sweaty arrival at the centre of the world after some awesome single track climbs
9. Ongarue Spiral, Timber Trail
Ready to loop-the-loop, getting some speed up
10. Bridge to Nowhere
Hoping to go ‘somewhere’ – fingers crossed there is a morning Jet Boat!
11. Durie Hill Elevator Lookout, Whanagnui
Waiting on the Dr Who Elevator lady
12. Totara Reserve, Pohangia Valley
Looking unimpressed – maybe I missed the significance of this one…
13. Eketahuna Kiwi
A GIANT Kiwi – eyes peeled for a real one
14. Summit Tunnel, Rimutaka Rail Trail
Tunnel time
15. Cook Strait from the Ferry
Overnight ferry to Picton
South Island
16. Maungatapu Saddle
Before the tyre wall tear, that nearly led to tears
17. Lake Rotoroa, Nelson Lakes National Park
Not to be confused with Lake Rotorua in the North Island
18. Maruia Saddle Road
19. Waiuta Track Boardwalk
Rough day in the rain after sleeping on a park bench in Reefton, made so much better by a Fantail dancing for me!
20. Greymouth Bar
It’s 5 o’clock somewhere, but at a different kind of bar!
21. Hokitika Clock
Banging brekkie next door to the ever ticking clock
22. Lake Ianthe
Danish by the Lake
23. Fox Glacier
Nowt much to see at 2330, will need to re visit in daylight.
24. Knights Point Lookout
Got the traffic lights all wrong, but was jammie and still got through 🙂
25. Haast Pass
Steep AF, but stunning climbs today. Taken just before my sunnies flew off my helmet and I found out there is no room at the inn in Wanaka, due to the A&P show.
26. Hawea River Track Bridge
Trying to remember to take photos of checkpoints when you are tired and it’s dark…
27. Cardrona Hotel, Crown Range
Iconic! – on a mission to reach the Steamboat, not the most fun road to cycle
28. Queenstown
The TSS Earnslaw across Lake Wakatipu, before joining for afternoon tea party at Walter Peak Station
29. A Southland Local
A few locals
30. Stirling Point, Bluff Signpost
The Finish – head winds and driving rain all the way to Bluff and no accommodation available due to the Pipe Band Championships. But no-one to pipe me in, as it was all over by the time I arrived!
The Adventures of Maisie Mason 
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