Wow, I forgot what it’s like to go faster than 13 MpH Ok, this is a new one, bike loaded in the hull of the Intercity bus Nelson to Fox Glacier and soon to be on my way to Westport. When I woke up this morning the weather was not terrible, but not great either….

It was not going to last forever Got up at 7:30, really getting the hang of this sleeping in the tent. I have found the right balance of things to take into the tent, things to keep at hand just outside it and things that can be left in the great distance as they will…

He is known, from time to time, for biting more than he can chew. This was a good morning, the sun was shining and the enthusiasm was, well, whatever the enthusiasm does. I washed and started packing when the camper next to me woke up. Out came a nice woman who started talking to me. She…

And then there were three   Got up pretty early this morning for no particular reason. I slept well and there was no noise, I guess I just had enough. I finished the Michael Palin book last night, shocking to think that it took me nearly three months to read On The Road and less…

The weather was not perfect today but it did not snow. New day and back to cycling. Well rested after two three nights in a proper bed it is time to push the legs again. All packed up I left for the 9:05 Days Bay ferry to get to Wellington harbour where the much bigger…

Old friends, new milestones. Route 2,908,579 – powered by www.bikemap.net   I spent the night in a wonderful place, so untouched by moderndom that I had no mobile signal at all, let alone WiFi connection. For this reasons my posts have backed up a bit and I am writing today a two days post recaling…

What a blast before I hit the wall. I did not really know what to do this morning, I woke up at 6:30 and read a bit, it was way too early to get going and the sleeping bag was cosy. I eventually resolved to get up round about 7:30 as the council workers decided…

And out of nowhere I was entertained for a whole hour. Where to start? Perhaps the beginning. I got up earlier than I expected and I saw off Rei and Yael. David, my wonderful couch surfing host, took them to the airport. I did all the preparation, had the two eggs the chickens round the…

And then I met a whole lot of great people A longish day but one full of satisfactions, mostly coming not from the cycling. I left pretty early and the YMCA was fairly comfortable in that having a shower in the evening and a wash in the morning makes a hell of a difference to a…

At the bottom of the pannier I found an unused set of legs. Route 2,905,577 – powered by www.bikemap.net   Eary wake up this morning. Last night change of plan costed me a deficit of 6 miles not done and 2 added as the DOC site was off route. this meant that the punishing schedule for…