Sandflies the BB über lords
woollypigs As you might know I do have a love hate thing with any flying blood sucker that is around. To sum it up I’m everyone else’s replant, as I have…
New Zealand
Pedallers’ Paradise by Nigel Rushton
We’ve just come back from a trip to New Zealand where we cycle toured for five weeks. I had crawled the internet for information, reading other people’s blogs and write-ups…
Review of Henderson Cycle & Mower Centre, Alexandra, NZ
Description: Henderson Cycles is also a lawnmower shop, which made me laugh because that combination was the same as my very old LBS in Denmark. Shop visited: 03/11/10 Peli was…
Aller retour (Christchurch – Akaroa)
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…
Back inland (Omarama – Lake Tekapo)
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…
All on board! (Clyde – Dunedin)
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…
Stepping back in time (Queenstown – Te Anau)
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…
To the centre of NZ (Makarora – Queenstown)
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…
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 make up time and get away…
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 start to our stay in New…