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…
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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…
The Westport Galaxy
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….
Bad day, some choices to be made
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…
Into blue sky country
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…