TA day 12: Over the Remutaka Range to home in Wellington

Here's a video of Robert's last day riding the North Island from top to bottom.


TA day 12 - It's a wheely long way to Bluff from Robert and Marianne on Vimeo.

Now it is Marianne's turn, the South Island awaits!

Robert's North Island stats:

• Just over 1600km riding (plus 75km boat rides)
• Nearly 1570km of the official course covered (hence 100km of extra mileage!)
• Nearly 20000m vertical climbing
• 12 days elapsed time, nearly 91 hours of riding time
• Shortest and longest days in distance - 90km and 167km
• Shortest and longest days in riding time - 5 hours 36 minutes and 9 hours 21 mins
• No flat tires, no nasty encounters with motor vehicles
• 8 pies, lots of burgers, milkshakes and icecreams, even more slices, and muesli bars
• 9 nights of tenting, 2 nights with a roof over my head