Waiheke Island – a hilly place!

(Half Moon Bay, New Zealand, 7th of January 2017)

Today we had decided to take our bikes and visit an island off the coast and ride around a bit. The island is called Waiheke, and it is not big but very hilly. The boat departed from the port a few hundred meters from our motel and took 45 minutes across to the island. Along the way we passed several islands and nature shifted really much from island to island. Some consist of large hills with grass in shades from yellow to green and others only of trees.

We had a nice day on Waiheke with many slopes and small tourist places with cafes, restaurants and shops.

We brought a packed lunch with egg sandwiches that we ate at the roadside in the sunshine

The day offered approximately 28 km cycling but with many height meters.

/Christel