The East Cape: Tologa Bay, near the mouth of the Motu River, and the church at Waihau Bay
Our rest spot for the night was idyllically located under the hills at Te Araroa Holiday Park. I insisted on a motel room and a hot shower with a couple of huge beds so we could catch up on needed sleep. Last night’ s nylon tent and selfinflating pads gave way to what felt like luxury- couches, beds and sheets. Capping it off was a damn fine steakburger from the camp kitchen, delivered to our room. Great service!
JANUARY 13 For the entire North Island leg Lance’ s bike had been leaking petrol from a faulty fuel pump, not apparent unless under load, and when following him the smell of fresh petrol was very strong. Where I was averaging 4.5 litres per 100km, he was using 7.5, and I breathed in half of that. I led a lot of the time for that reason. Today was the penultimate of the trip. It was
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