Blog: Queen Charlotte Track and a painful dilemma
woollypigs Highlights: Ferry, warmshowers, mountain biking the Queen Charlotte Track, bays, stunning views, broken hands.
Cycle Touring
Blog: New Zealand, North Island : Onwards through the centre
Hot Water Beach, Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo, National Park, Pipiriki, Wanganui – 414km (Total 6895km cycled) Highlights: Active volcanoes, ice cream, wonderful hospitality, hot mineral pools, rainforests. Day 309 – November…
Blog: New Zealand, North Island – Coromandel Peninsular
Auckland, Thames, Coromandel, Whitianga, Cathedral Cove, Hot Water Beach – 362km (Total 6481km cycled) Highlights : Wild camping in Auckland, tailwinds, stunning views, new friends, hot water beaches and getting…
Blog: New Zealand, North Island – Northland
Auckland, Helensville, Dargaville, Whangarei, Russell, Doubtless Bay, Kaitaia – 569km (Total 6119km cycled) Highlights: Back in New Zealand, cycling with friends, Boysenberry ice cream, beautiful views and surprisingly good driving…
Blog: Olympic National Park, Seattle and the San Juan islands
Seattle – Aberdeen (via San Juan islands) – 1046Km (Total 5550km cycled) Highlights: Beautiful weather, beautiful views, beautiful orcas and beautiful sunsets. A reminder of the joys of cycle touring!…
Blog: Two steps forward and one step back
Santa Barbara – Santa Fe – 65Km (Total 4570km cycled) Highlights : Train ride, great warmshowers hosts, Wiggos Gold in the Olympics, New Mexico green chilli, brilliant emergency staff. Day…
Blog: Pacific Coast of California – Part II
The Bay Area – Santa Barbara – 671Km (Total 4506km cycled) Highlights : 4 July picnic, yacf pootle, more cake, finishing our Pacific Coast adventure, Sea Elephants, another great warmshowers…
Blog: Pacific Coast of California – Part I
Crescent City – San Francisco – 809Km (Total 3835km cycled) Highlights: Redwoods, bbq, sunshine, California Coast, Golden Gate Bridge and friends. Day 155 – June 11 : California Über Alles…
Blog: Pacific Coast Oregon
Portland – Astoria – Brookings – 778Km (Total 3026km cycled) Highlights: Rain, cheese, orca whales and, most importantly, being on the road again! Day 141 – May 28 : Leaving…
Blog: “Is this the end of the beginning?”
Buenos Aries -135Km (Total 2119km cycled) Highlights: Warmshowers, America Embassy, Masa Criteria. Day 111-127 – April 28 – May 14 : Changing plans The last few weeks in southern Chile…