Gumboot Friday: Talya Berry and Amara Jones ride from Cape Rēinga to Bluff

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That’s all part of Talya Berry and Amara Jones’ 18-day pedal-powered mission across New Zealand for Gumboot Friday. The duo from Morrinsville started their trip on November 1 and…

Morrinsville friends Amara Jones (left) and Talya Berry are cycling the length of New Zealand for Gumboot Friday. Photo / Cheryl Voss

Two girls. Two bikes. Pigs in hot pursuit and 150km a day from Cape Rēinga to Bluff.

That’s all part of Talya Berry and Amara Jones’ 18-day pedal-powered mission across New Zealand for Gumboot Friday.

The duo from Morrinsville started their trip on November 1 and have made it to the top of the South Island already.

It is hard to believe neither even owned a bike at the start of the year.

Berry and Jones first crossed paths at a gym a few years ago, where a simple introduction sparked their friendship.

“We were sitting on the [exercise] bike and I said, ‘What’s your name?”

Since then, they have become close friends and made a habit of taking on sport challenges together.

In 2022, they walked up three mountain tracks in one day: Mt Te Aroha, Wairere Falls and Mauao at Mount Maunganui.

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