A Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | he/him
Time to return to the Waikato and Taupo for some unfinished business. I had a few Waikato River and Taupo rides left to 'complete the set'. First was a section that was still being built last time I rode the Te Awa River Ride (Waikato River). A new
I delayed my second Waikato/Taupo trip a week to be in Auckland for a long-anticipated event. Thanks to COVID-19 lockdown and gathering limit delays the The Big Bike Film Night 2022 was only a few months after the delayed TBBFN 2021! Cycling to the bike movies From home it
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'Time Out' has been lots of cycling but today was about revisiting Whatipu, a favourite local remote ride, for a bit of a walk. Open, for more than pedestrians/bikes, again! The road, closed for months by a substantial slip, is repaired and a section of the Te
Today is just a drive back to Auckland. Normally I'd go back over Remutaka Hill (SH2), for the scenery and find State Highway 1 a drag, but not today. Seashore Cabaret Café Before going anywhere, it was back across the road to Seashore Cabaret Café for breakfast. I
Woke up to 'Wellington on a good day' for my last ride of this road trip. After a DIY motel breakfast, I chucked the bike in the car and headed back to Maymorn, Upper Hutt, (where I turned around on Thursday) and the start of the rail incline
What a contrast to yesterday, woke to stormy wet weather and low cloud. It was still quite warm, around 16°C, but not a great day for riding the Remutaka Ranges. After mucking around all morning, some travel/home admin and watching videos, decided to take a look at some
March 31st means it is blog’iversary time. Eighteen years since that first tentative post! I really appreciate the connections blogging, and more recently Twitter & Facebook, have enabled. While the other platforms have taken over much of the day-to-day activity, I still prefer having the content I really value,
After last night's late arrival, was after 23:00 by the time I got to the motel, I didn't rush to get up. Wandered across the road from the Motel about nine for breakfast at Seashore Cabaret Café. The eggs benedict (with ham) and coffee were
Time to say farewell to Te Waipounamu, South Island... Had a mid-afternoon ferry, after checking out from the motel had a leisurely breakfast at Seabreeze Café on the Picton waterfront. I initially choose it for the view, but the food and coffee were great too. Add to that listening to
What a day for my last ride in the South Island (on this trip)! It was cool setting out, just 12°C, but soon warmed to 20°C as the sun kicked in. Around the bays... There are some neat mountain bike trails around Picton but was looking for something
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Today's ride has a most unassuming name, "The Link Pathway", but don't let that fool you. It is historic and relates to the 1860s bridle path and, I presume, due to it linking Picton and Havelock, Queen Charlotte & Pelorus Sounds, and (in part)
Another relocation day, driving from Hanmer Springs to Picton. The route up Inland Rd (SH70) is a lovely drive which emerges on the coast near Kaikoura then I just follow SH1 up the coast, via Blenheim, to Picton. Hanmer Springs to Picton The first part of the drive, to Waiau,