Some days the pictures just tell the story. What does it say about my that I cannot stop taking picture of lake Wanaka? I think I could feel quite at home here, and it’s not just the great beer at the happy hour pub. After the said pub I went to lake front and waited…

Prologue to party town I got into Otago yesterday but the change from what I’d seen before was not dramatic. Part of it is as I stopped just into the region, but mostly is that I did not reach the lakes. Otago is a region of which I did not know the existence only a few…

Otago here I am Did I do well or did I do well not going anywhere yesterday. Today stage was what all stages should be like, a bit of flat a killer hill and a dazzling descent all completed under a warm sun. I am now not only getting south but getting into the mountains….

So much for the second relaxing day There we go again, the best laid plans go to pot. Today was meant to be the second of the so called “relaxing days” to be had to prepare myself for the last three days of work before I get to Queenstown. First let me share with you something…

Add a handful of hiking to a large dollop of cycling, sprinkle with stupidity and serve. The day was going to be relaxing, one of the two relaxing days preceding the tackling of the Haast Pass and the ride to Wanaka. It was going to be only 43 miles of gently undulating ground to be…

It’s good to be good! Did not know what to do this morning, It did rain a bit in the night, but I slept like a log, and I was really eager to go. The washing I did yesterday had not dried properly so I dumped it in the tumble dryer and bought myself 45 minutes of spare…