Uusi SeelantiWellingtonPorirua CityKarehana BayPlimmerton Beach41°4’45” S 174°52’10” E
2. helmikuuta, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Finally got away from work at about 3.30pm. The phone has been handed over, email switched off and we're parked up at Plimmerton for the night ahead of what will probably be a rough crossing tomorrow.
Uusi SeelantiCanterburyChristchurch CityTempleton43°33’49” S 172°26’8” E 3. helmikuuta, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Cook Strait was flat for the crossing - who would have believed it after yesterday. Late lunch stop at Kaikoura then on to our NZMCA spot at Weedons in Christchurch for two nights. We had a fewLue lisää
Uusi SeelantiCanterburyChristchurch CityTempleton43°33’50” S 172°26’8” E
4. helmikuuta, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
After a cold night last night it was a bit of a scorcher in the sunshine at Akaroa. Love the French vibe - different to anywhere else in NZ. Moving on tomorrow...
Uusi SeelantiCanterburyMackenzie DistrictLake TekapoCowans Hill44°0’13” S 170°29’2” E
Uusi SeelantiCanterburyMackenzie DistrictTwizelLake Ruataniwha44°16’8” S 170°2’22” E
7. helmikuuta, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Day 1 of the Alps2Ocean. 62kms in 3 hours. We were late getting away as we had to get a small repair done to a bracket on the Boycemobile then we got held up by a nasty accident on the Tekapo Road.Lue lisää
Uusi SeelantiCanterburyLoch Cameron44°13’13” S 170°2’60” E
8. helmikuuta, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Hard day today - our longest day of the trip, greatest climb and roughest tracks
Bikes and butts both held up! David and I finished the day with an evening game of golf where we're staying at theLue lisää
Uusi SeelantiOtagoOamaru North45°5’3” S 170°58’57” E 9. helmikuuta, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Big day but best track and views so far. The photos don't show how high, narrow and winding the track was going around the Benmore dam, nor the lack of safety barriers - you just had to be careful.Lue lisää
Uusi SeelantiCanterburyDuntroonHome Creek44°51’38” S 170°41’14” E
10. helmikuuta, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Did the last two stages today. Started in brilliant sunshine and rode the last 30km in a headwind and freezing rain. Pam and Dave met us for an early lunch at the pub in Duntroon before we started theLue lisää
Uusi SeelantiOtagoOamaru, Waitaki DistrictOamaru Creek45°6’3” S 170°58’10” E
11. helmikuuta, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Bit stiff after the long ride but feeling pretty pleased with ourselves. Spent most of the morning on housekeeping - both the motorhomes and the bikes. Mark's bike was so gummed up with wet limesandLue lisää
Uusi SeelantiOtagoDunedin45°52’31” S 170°30’28” E
It’s wild up here good luck for the crossing [Linda]