Taipa to Paihia, Russell ~ Northland Sojourn 2012 Day 6
Revisiting previous rides, holidays
Ahipara to Cape Reinga, Taipa Bay ~ Northland Sojourn 2012 Day 5
A stormy ride, a chance meeting, and finally to Cape Reinga by bike
Opononi to Ahipara ~ Northland Sojourn 2012 Day 4
A great dafe breakfast, and ride
Baylys Beach to Opononi ~ Northland Sojourn 2012 Day 3
Giant trees, giant dunes and the best view in Northland
Auckland to Baylys Beach ~ Northland Sojourn 2012 Day 2
Wednesday dawned fine and clear. I know this because, unusually for me, I was up. Although not leaving till 8:00 I decided to go into town early to avoid traffic hassles. It was good as just beat the Auckland rush, arriving in town about 7:15. After dumping my
Auckland Prelims ~ Northland Sojourn 2012 Day 1
An Auckland Meetup
Adventure South on Getaway, memorable because I did!
I haven’t done the “Alps to Ocean” route shown here but have ridden many of these roads on various Adventure South tours. It’s only a short clip but brings back memories of awesome trips, road/lakeside lunches (and the bus carrying all your kit!). [youtube=http://www.youtube.
The Blue Bike
I saw The Blue Bike on Sky NZ (Living Channel) and loved it. I’m a recreational cyclist who can totally relate to struggling up mountains (South Island NZ in my case) but thought the story was amazing and nicely captured. Although not currently listed for another screening they often
“Comfortably Numb”, cycling and @noozeeland
A tweet from @noozeeland today inspired this post. He shared a phrase which commanded only one response. I know the lyrics to Comfortably Numb quite well as I love the song itself, but also for another rather odd reason. When I’m cycling and feeling really tired it’s one
The West Coast Penguin Mystery?
Back in 2006 I took a photo of this rather unique road sign on the South Island’s West Coast. This year (in somewhat better weather) I couldn’t resist taking the same photo again. It wasn’t until I got home that I noticed “next 10km” of penguin in
Coast To Coast 2011 — New Zealand South Island Cycle Trip
I recently spent ten days in the South Island on a fabulous cycle tour from Christchurch over to the West Coast (Punakaiki to Karamea), Abel Tasman Park, Nelson Lakes, Picton & Kaikoura with Adventure South Cycle Tours. How quickly the daily grind returns, not helped by the end of daylight
Adventure South | 2011 South Island Coast To Coast
A cycle tour from Christchurch, West Coast from Punakaiki to Karamea, Abel Tasman, Nelson Lakes, Picton & Kaikōura.