Wanganui to Hunterville
Daily total: 65.25km Running total: 1563.55km
So back to the original plan, although with some minor adjustments. The Timber Trail was traded for the Tongariro Alpine Crossing (again visit A2B for photos) and the Bridge to Nowhere. A trade off that was absolutely worth it. The Gentle Annie to Napier is back on! The whole trip from Wanganui to Napier would take 4 days to complete. Then down to Wellington! NO more distractions! There is a whole other Island to see!
Staying in the dorm at the hostel was a bit strange after spending weeks in a tent. The sounds of other people, the lack of air, beds and a pillow that does not make a noise (my pillow is one of those silver bags from a box of wine!).
If cycling from Wanganui to Hunterville, do not go along State Highway 1, go along Kauangaroa Road, it is a back road. Easy ride (except of the short steep hill at the start...there has to be one hidden away somewhere), quiet. Very few cars, seems a popular route with the motorcyclists. It brings you out right in the middle of Hunterville.
The town had pretty much shut down by the time I got there at 4.30pm. It is a small place. Although the few pubs in the town close at 3am everyday! There is also a free campsite with water right in the center, across the road diagonally from the Argyle Hotel. So a short staggering distance back to the campsite. A good to be place to be holed up on a Friday night. The landlord, Ian from Bournemouth (so many people from the South coast) gave me low down to what was going on in the area. Turns out that, Kiwiburn the NZ equivalent of the Burning Man festival in Nevada, USA was setting up just down the road (like 10km down the road) and maybe in need of volunteers and was in the same direction I was heading. Nothing to lose by popping in for a visit. The whim is a terrible beast, try as I may, it refuses to be contained.
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| The road runs along the top of the hills before diving into the valley to follow the route of the river. |
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| Before the plunge. |
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| After the plunge. |
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