Hobart, via many great places in Tasmania, Devonport.
Highlights: Fires, mountains, "non-crap" bread, hospitality, wombats.
Day 371-372 - Jan 10-11 : Arrived in Taz
After a long night in the airport we were on autopilot when we picked up the rental car. The rental company told us they didn't h...
Nelson, Christchurch, Abel Tasman Park, Nelson Lakes, Westport, Franz Josef, Haast Pass, Wanaka, Queenstown, Glenorchy
Highlights: Rain, knife making, pancake rocks, limestone arches, lakes and mountains.
Day 333-335 - Dec 3-5 : Meet domestic, the car
We still have a month left to enjoy New Ze...
Wellington, Picton, Ships Cove, Picton, Havelock, Nelson – 201km (Total 7137km cycled)
Highlights: Ferry, warmshowers, mountain biking the Queen Charlotte Track, bays, stunning views, broken hands.
Day 321-324 - November 21-24 : Ferry to the South Island
After two days rest up north we took...
Santa Fe, via Yellowstone, Missoula to Portland, Or. - 0Km cycled but 2200 miles driven (Total 4570km cycled)
Highlights : Endless roads, Dinosaurs, Old Faithful, The two J's, Glacier National Park and back to our second home in Portland.
Day 210-211 - 5-6 August : Route 66
The All American Ro...
Puerto Natales, 0km (Total 705Km cycled)
Highlights: Sunny, no wind, steak, lentil stew, waiting, more lentil stew, more waiting, cake swapping and finding out that our tent is a godsend and pancakes.
Click here to see our photos from our trip in Patagonia
Day 33-45: 11th - 22nd Februa...
Rio Grande, Bellavista, Cameron, Porvenir 21/01/2012 - 30/01/2012. 322Km (Total 619Km cycled)
Highlights: leaving Rio Grande, the flight of the condors, wind, guanacos, Chilean border crossing, wind, illegal garlic, epic night-riding, wind, never-ending ripio, wild camping, and did we mentio...
Come sing along with me ...
There's a hole in the pannier, dear Peli, dear Peli,
There's a hole in the pannier, dear Peli, dear Peli,
Then fix it, dear woolly, dear woolly, dear woolly,
Then fix it, dear woolly, dear woolly, fix it.
So, I did!
I have been using one of the Ortlieb Bike-...
We have just spent four days in the Peak District in the north of England, pootling about and enjoying the views. And, of course, sampling some excellent cake.
Last year we "raced" through the Peaks up and over the hills and down into and up out of the valleys. This part of the world is rather lum...
A cycle tourer or traveller is easy to spot, you know when you have spotted a kindred spirit. They walk in a more relaxed, unrushed way and carry themselves without a burden, unless you're talking about their backpack or overloaded touring bicycles. Simplicity and multi functional clothing have take...
With more and more gadget you have, it is getting somewhat harder to keep them all charged while touring or on holiday. We have a camera, GPS, mobile phone, lights and sometimes a laptop that needs power, which means quite a few different chargers to drag along.
Depending on the gadget, how much y...
Bonus days and very hard, hilly roads with views that I lack words to describe and a bit of 'je ne sais quoi' French-style make this last week one to remember.
Day one : 14/11/10
Again we jumped on the bus to save some time and not to cycle on "boring" roads across the flat Canterbury Plains, an...
Tired legs, flat country with very hilly views and great weather. Splashing out on a helicopter ride up and over and around Mt. Cook, absolutely fantastic.
Day one : 09/11/10
It was a very early start for us to get to the bus, again to save some time and get to see more of this wonderful island....
New wheel, meeting new friends for a guided tour on less-travelled tracks. Being gob-smacked by the service from bus companies down here. Warming up from frozen in a B&B next to a log fire. Friendly people in the local hotel/bar.
Day One : 02/11/10
With the help of Paul and Penny, aka The Two Ps...
Steam boat, stunning views, gorgeous weather, broken valve and a cracked rear rim. Crafty critters, erm, sandflies by the millions and a fall with gravel rash made this challenging, but fantastic, few days.
Day one : 30/10/10
At 10am we boarded the TSS Earnslaw (98+ year-old steam boat) and se...
Avoided the rain in the rain forest and got sunny views and rolling hills. Met some great Kiwis who took us on a guided tour along a river. Steep hill and wild camping in a church yard. Now a rest day with a massage.
Day one : 25/10/10 (cont.)
As we pulled out the parking lot into the pretty mu...
Who would have thought that it would rain in a RAIN forest? Little riding, wet nights and bad back. We took the bus to make up time and get away from the rain, still manage to view a glacier and get up and personal with the sand files.
Day one : 23/10/10 (cont.)
The Atomic (but not radioactive)...
Late arrival into Christchurch and "Jail" time, earthquake aftershock, very strong head winds and absolutely stunning views. Made these five first days a fantastic start to our stay in New Zealand.
Day one : 19/10/10
Because of our delayed flight we arrived in New Zealand just before 3am. At the...
Great friends and time had, with beautiful view and weather ranging from sunny to massive rain storm. And so long and thanks for all the fish ...
Day one : 14/10/10 :
At Ian's place up in the hills to the west of Brisbane we got settled in as the frogs started to chirp up. Boy, can a little thin...
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 one - 11/10/10 :
Our journey further north started a day earlier than planned, because we had to hunt down a new front light for me. The sad news was...
Steep hills, Deli belly and a lost light, tested us for our touring. But with a good laugh, great ride and guiding from a beginner.
Day one - 08/10/10 :
We met my old flatmate from London in Darling Harbour after his work day was over. Anthony guided us over the Harbour Bridge to his home in nor...
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 car, well a 4x4 (sorry world but the cycling we are doing and are going to do, we will make it up).
A simple little ride into down town Melbourne...
So we have arrived in Australia after 20 + hours flying.
The night before was a bit stressful since Qantas told us stories about what we could take with us and how much. So after a panic repacking we were within limits, just.
The journey to Heathrow was very stressful since for some reason SW6 w...
The time has come. We are now both off on holiday, just waiting until we need to head out to the airport to fly down under. We are rather well prepared this time around.
A few bits still need to be done in the flat, on the bicycles and the last bit of packing. A rant about how airlines don't tell...
On Saturday the 21st we are jumping on a train here in London and head north to Luton. No we are not flying out, we are cycling away to save around 30miles of the worst and not so fun London. It will also give us a good start to the next 235 miles we are planing over the next six days.
This is the...
We got up and ate our left overs, since we ran out of gas yesterday, packed up and left the wonderful campsite. Since the station was only one-two miles away from the campsite we asked the proprietor if there was a little loop we could do to get some miles in our legs plus to kill some time before d...
