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Travelogue: An Unexpected Detour onto the Coast to Coast Trail

Travelogue: An Unexpected Detour onto the Coast to Coast Trail

by Johnny Isaak ·

Life is an open road. You can go pretty much anywhere you want. It’s really up to you. It was a day riding solo while enjoying the quiet and solitude of a beautiful day on New Zealand’s Coast to Coast Trail on the North Island.

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Travelogue: Night Ride Up 90-Mile Beach

Travelogue: Night Ride Up 90-Mile Beach

by Johnny Isaak ·

Waves were washing ashore on my left. Countless stars speckled an inky black sky. The Southern Crux and Milky Way showed brightly. The constellations seemed close enough to touch or maybe scoop a handful from the air. To the north was Ninety-Mile beach cloaked in featureless black. Beyond that was Cape Reinga, my destination for the day and this journey lay on the other side. Signpost to adventure up ahead.

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Travelogue: Cape Reinga

Travelogue: Cape Reinga

by Johnny Isaak ·

Should I leap and descend into the underworld? Standing on the windswept bluff overlooking the meeting place between the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean, it’s not difficult to see why the Maori consider Cape Reinga such a special place.

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Travelogue: East Cape

Travelogue: East Cape

by Johnny Isaak ·

Cycling up the North Island’s East Cape has been a highlight of my kiwi adventure. I sacrificed days out of my way to go there, and the detour has been worth it. The riding is remote and off the beaten track. The travel is relatively isolated and secluded.

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Travelogue: Back to the Coast

Travelogue: Back to the Coast

by Johnny Isaak ·

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