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My three month bicycle tour of New Zealand and other adventures. My name is Tyler, I graduated from Computer Science and Engineering at Ohio State University in 2010. Since then I’ve done software and web development at a couple companies in Ohio. In 2012 I was unhappy with where I was and the direction I was heading so I decided to quit my job and head out on an adventure. My path here starts with a three month solo bicycle tour of New Zealand. One thought on “ About. November 12, 2012 at 7:01 am.
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Days 78-80 – The journey, not the destination | Bikes not boxes
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My three month bicycle tour of New Zealand and other adventures. Days 78-80 – The journey, not the destination. Day 78 – Bad priorities, good result. Today I woke up and really, really wanted to be in Coromandel. To be honest, I don't really even know why. From Coromandel I plan to take the ferry to Auckland and continue my riding over there but there are no morning ferries so I could easily finish the trip off tomorrow in plenty of time. Coromandel Town today it is. Day 79 –. The gang have all been here...
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My three month bicycle tour of New Zealand and other adventures. This is an assortment of slightly humorous yet particularly important lessons learned about traveling and bicycle touring from my time in New Zealand. These are pretty non-technical and a more cycling specific list will come next for anyone who’s actually planning such an adventure! Do not go to the grocery store hungry. It actually got even worse, the bag of cookies being always in reach within my handlebar bag, was finished by lunch and m...
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My three month bicycle tour of New Zealand and other adventures. Day 75 and 76 – Towards Coromandel Peninsula. Day 75 – 95km to Tauranga. If the winds weren't enough, dark storm clouds moved in and I spent a while getting rained on. I'm actually not able to remember the last day it rained steadily during my riding. Surely hasn't been since early on the north island or maybe even further back than that. No complaints there! Day 76 – 65 crazy kilometers to Waihi. This entry was posted in Uncategorized.
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Auckland and the trip home | Bikes not boxes
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My three month bicycle tour of New Zealand and other adventures. Auckland and the trip home. I woke up early in the morning to catch my bus back to Auckland. A strange feeling knowing it's over now! I only booked one night, just to see how it was, and first impression caused me to walk back up the street to book my remaining two nights in Auckland city at the first place, which did have openings those days. Egg and beet root, nom nom. After spending three months slowly cruising around rural roads, being ...
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So… Now what? | Bikes not boxes
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My three month bicycle tour of New Zealand and other adventures. So… Now what? The last time I wrote I was sitting in Auckland awaiting my flight out. I meant to post some wrap up kind of stuff but I spent to be honest most of the months since my return wrestling with the heavy question of “Now what the hell do I do? 8221; I kept trying to write but before I could process my trip and answer this question it just didn’t feel right. For now expect a couple wrap up posts (finally! May 24, 2013. You are comm...
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Days 82-85 – Post Auckland | Bikes not boxes
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My three month bicycle tour of New Zealand and other adventures. Days 82-85 – Post Auckland. Day 82 – Leaving Auckland already. I survived the escalators and caught the train in plenty of time. It was a much less scenic ride than the one going out of Wellington but gave me a chance to do some reading. Day 83 – Uuuuuugh. Un)fortunately when I reached the turn I had missed I kept heading north. I won't quit yet. I make my climb of the big steep hill I was supposed to climb and it only gets worse from there...
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Day 77 – Coromandel peninsula, more wind, less traffic | Bikes not boxes
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My three month bicycle tour of New Zealand and other adventures. Day 77 – Coromandel peninsula, more wind, less traffic. Tented at another backpackers and I was woken pretty early by some loud squawking outside of my tent. When I climbed out I discovered about 6 of these weird birds strutting around my tent and bike squawking. Not sure what they are, though. I'd like to eat one of them for waking me up at 7am. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. January 17, 2013. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Day 81 – Moving again, reluctantly | Bikes not boxes
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My three month bicycle tour of New Zealand and other adventures. Day 81 – Moving again, reluctantly. I guess for a ferry to Auckland I was expecting to find a large dock awaiting. Turns out Hannaford's Wharf is about as small as it gets. The ferry over was a bit expensive ($54nzd) but was a pretty scenic ride, bouncing between some of the islands, so it was a good ride. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. January 21, 2013. Days 78-80 – The journey, not the destination. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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My three month bicycle tour of New Zealand and other adventures. This is an assortment of slightly humorous yet particularly important lessons learned about traveling and bicycle touring from my time in New Zealand. These are pretty non-technical and a more cycling specific list will come next for anyone who’s actually planning such an adventure! Do not go to the grocery store hungry. It actually got even worse, the bag of cookies being always in reach within my handlebar bag, was finished by lunch and m...
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