Moki Tunnel aka The Hobbit Hole...before leaving the Forgotten World Hwy to tack further north.
Ohura isn't exactly a lively place, looks like the Cafe closed about 50 years ago...
More winding asphalt under blue skies and golden-autumn sunshine on the way to Matiere to find the Aria-Matiere Rd. gravel towards Piopio.
Men and machines fueled, there's more delightful and traffic-free carving in the hills before it's it's back onto the beautiful gravel- ridges of the Waipuna and Awaroa Roads. Even more appreciated as it wasn't expected