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…
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It was not me this time
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…
Cycle-touring recipe
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…
The land of snow and ice
Some clouds have a silver lining. It looked like the carefully hatched plan was not going to pay off. When I woke up there was a distinct lack of brilliant sunshine. I set off anyway as there was little or no point in spending another day in Harihari. Not five miles from town I caught…
Resting my legs but not the laptop
It was a good idea to stop for a day. Even if Harihari is not the centre of the universe it has rained on and off all day and I have managed to make more sense of what I am going to do between now and Auckland. The weather was not terrible to start with…
And the dirty old track, was the…
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…
Milestones: 3000 Miles
Three thousand miles and still going although in a slightly different direction. So here are the facts and figures for these 1000 miles. Cycling Continents: 2 (Africa, Oceania) Countries: 3 (Morocco, Italy, New Zealand) Nations: 3 (Morocco, Italy, New Zealand) Cycled distance: 1000 miles (1609 Km) Climbing so far: 98,337 feet (29,973 m) Cycling Days: 21 Rest…
Unexpectedly stunning day
Turns out one should be careful to whom one listens As fro several days this morning I woke up expecting imminent end of the world. I’ve been tracking this weather system that is meant to sweep the south island for three days now and I have not yet seen any sight of it other than…
Pancake day
Life fills you with expectations and then it dashes them one by one. Good evening, good night and good morning. After i finished all the posting yesterday I had quite a bit of time to fill and I finally managed to take out the ukulele. The good news is that I still remember which way…