Monthly Archives: October 2010
Cycle Touring
To the centre of NZ (Makarora – Queenstown)
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Avoided the rain in the rain forest and got sunny views and rolling hills. Met some great Kiwis who took us on a guided...
Cycle Touring
The West Coast (Hokitika – Makarora)
Who would have thought that it would rain in a RAIN forest? Little riding, wet nights and bad back. We took the bus to...
Cycle Touring
Across New Zealand (Christchurch – Hokitika)
Late arrival into Christchurch and "Jail" time, earthquake aftershock, very strong head winds and absolutely stunning views. Made these five first days a fantastic...
Blog
Around Brisbane
Great friends and time had, with beautiful view and weather ranging from sunny to massive rain storm. And so long and thanks for all...
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Road to Brisbane
Local knowledge gave us, a night a rainforest, waterfalls and kangaroos. Brilliant view at small beaches and a route away from the busy roads.
Day...
Cycle Touring
Blue Mountains
Steep hills, Deli belly and a lost light, tested us for our touring. But with a good laugh, great ride and guiding from a...
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Road to Sydney
4WD tracks, beautiful beaches, camping, long strait road our first taste of the ever so clean Australian campsites.
Day one - 05/10/10 :
We hired a...
Cycle Touring
Around Melbourne
Four wonderful days in and around Melbourne, mainly catching up with friends, sight seeing and the odd pootle.
Day one - 01/10/10 :
We got up...
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The long haul flight
So we have arrived in Australia after 20 + hours flying.
The night before was a bit stressful since Qantas told us stories about what...