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- Dag 24
- måndag 4 mars 2024 17:18
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höjd över havet: 11 m
Nya ZeelandSaltwater Creek44°24’43” S 171°13’27” E
DAY TWENTY ONE
4 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A wet windy start to the day meant a cancellation of our planned cycle. Instead it was a drive into Timaru for coffee and a couple of shopping chores. Parked at beautiful Caroline Bay, (very generousLäs mer
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- Dag 25
- tisdag 5 mars 2024 16:46
- 🌬 13 °C
- Höjd över havet: 72 m
- Nya ZeelandUxbridge44°55’15” S 170°53’26” E
DAY TWENTY TWO
5 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Bye bye to grandeur. Our gorgeous castle is unfortuate to have the address Mt Horrible Rd. Yes it's that cold today 🥶 A day for games, books, puzzles and planning. Hoping for a vastly improved dayLäs mer
ResenärNo won't ride all the way to Oamaru but will do like you did. Couldnt get shuttle when we wanted it.
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- Dag 26
- onsdag 6 mars 2024 21:06
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Höjd över havet: 16 m
- Nya ZeelandOamaru North45°5’2” S 170°59’1” E
DAY TWENTY THREE
6 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Pretty chilly start to the day but the sky was clear and blue so we put on several layers and chugged up the road to fossil capital 'Duntroon'. A day on the road always starts with coffee so we poppedLäs mer
ResenärLove reading your updates, sis. It's lovely there, we enjoyed it too & look forward to returning one day. How's your backside coping with being on your bike so much 😆
ResenärBackside doesn't complain. Good seat and cycling shorts does the trick.
ResenärThanks. We were pretty high so the scenery spectacular. Would like to have stopped more often for pics, but you know how it is sis!
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- Dag 27
- torsdag 7 mars 2024 10:39
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Höjd över havet: 6 m
- Nya ZeelandOamaru Rail Station45°5’45” S 170°58’19” E
Day Twenty Four
7 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Leader had opted for a morning shower while Driver had asleep in. 😴 oh oh no hot water. 😞 seems the gas ran out in the night. So a rather dissappointly chilly start to the day, hair wash andLäs mer
ResenärWhat you bought the honey, I am glad it's not a disappointment. Roger needs to have a talk to Grant, he has an amazing simple gagit that indicates the gas level in the bottle.
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- Dag 27
- torsdag 7 mars 2024 19:12
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 15 m
- Nya ZeelandOamaru North45°5’3” S 170°58’51” E
Day Twenty Four x 2
7 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
I love Oamaru stone so I have given you a few of my favorite heritage buildings, plus (as you would expect) some fun pics. Rachel and Leah may not know that Oamaru is NZ Steam Punk capital and youLäs mer
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- Dag 28
- fredag 8 mars 2024 17:59
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Höjd över havet: 7 m
- Nya ZeelandHampden Beach45°19’24” S 170°49’25” E
DAY TWENTY FIVE
8 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Nice sunny morning to ride some more of the A2O trail. That is Alps to Ocean. (Mount Cook to Oamaru) We rode to Enfield for coffee then Windsor for lunch. Sadly we missed the King. 😞 Perhaps weLäs mer
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- Dag 29
- lördag 9 mars 2024 17:06
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Höjd över havet: 9 m
- Nya ZeelandWarrington45°42’53” S 170°35’42” E
DAY TWENTY FIVE
9 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Not much to report today as Leader was a bit off colour this morning. She is really sick of the strong winds we've been experiencing for several days. Gives her a headache and makes her grumpy 😠Läs mer
ResenärWhat a mix of interesting folk you have met. I have spoken to the wife of a camper next to me. Her & hubby are Oz's but have just arrived in NZ to live, I said, that was interesting as NZ are leaving to live over there. They fitted a van out and imported to NZ, it only arrived 10 days ago. Now they are travelling to decide where in NZ they want to live. And that is the van I was spying on with binoculars
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- Dag 30
- söndag 10 mars 2024 16:01
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 22 m
- Nya ZeelandRoss Creek Reservoir45°51’7” S 170°30’18” E
DAY TWENTY SIX.
10 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Very short report today
Drove about 30mins to Dunedin this morning and have enjoyed a stunningly sunny warm day. Very relieved to find a park in the Wings camp. Walked a marathon to the Octagon to theLäs mer
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- Dag 31
- måndag 11 mars 2024 20:12
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Höjd över havet: 26 m
- Nya ZeelandRoss Creek Reservoir45°51’8” S 170°30’18” E
DAY TWENTY SEVEN
11 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
No comment today except to say I'm hoping for a much better one tomorrow 😞
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- Dag 32
- tisdag 12 mars 2024 14:59
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: 13 m
- Nya ZeelandLake Waihola46°1’19” S 170°5’39” E
DAY TWENT EIGHT
12 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Woke this morning feeling positive about the day after yesterday's disappointment in not being able to find the habour trail. 😡 Left Dunedin after the obligatory coffee stop and traveled the shortLäs mer
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- Dag 33
- onsdag 13 mars 2024 16:14
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Höjd över havet: 12 m
- Nya ZeelandLake Waihola46°1’20” S 170°5’39” E
Day twenty nine
13 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
On the subject of 'the people you meet', yesturday we were sitting indoors minding our own business while it was raining outside when a couple of Chinese young men came wandering over to ourLäs mer
ResenärOh that got me laughing, but peeping in, not sure I like that, they probably thought no one was inside 🤣🤣 Sharon
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- Dag 33
- onsdag 13 mars 2024 17:50
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Höjd över havet: 12 m
- Nya ZeelandLake Waihola46°1’19” S 170°5’40” E
DAY TWENTY NINE X 2
13 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Rode 63 km today but on heading to bed last night I really wondered if we would be getting on our bikes today. The wind blew a gale, rock'n and roll'n our motorhome and the rain pelted down too. ButLäs mer
ResenärWell done to you both, a great ride thru different scenery, and your tea sounds yum. Have a great sleep ready for tomorrow's adventure - Sharon
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- Dag 33
- onsdag 13 mars 2024 19:59
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Höjd över havet: 12 m
- Nya ZeelandLake Waihola46°1’20” S 170°5’39” E
DAY TWENTY NINE x3
13 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Just had to share this. The Lakes looking beautiful tonight
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- Dag 34
- torsdag 14 mars 2024 17:27
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Höjd över havet: 8 m
- Nya ZeelandOwaka46°26’55” S 169°39’41” E
DAY THIRTY
14 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
'What goes around comes around' they say. Well this morning I picked up a door mat that someone left at the Waihola dump station, and it's heavier than the one we lost so won't blow away. 👏 WaiholaLäs mer
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- Dag 35
- fredag 15 mars 2024 15:52
- 🌬 10 °C
- Höjd över havet: 12 m
- Nya ZeelandNiagara46°34’42” S 169°9’0” E
DAY THIRTYONE
15 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
Perfect start to a misurable damp 10 degrees, cheese scones straight from the oven, washed down with a home brew coffee ☕️😋 Owaka to Niagra today. A day of many waterfalls. The benefit ofLäs mer
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- Dag 36
- lördag 16 mars 2024 14:58
- 🌬 13 °C
- Höjd över havet: 12 m
- Nya ZeelandStrathern46°25’16” S 168°20’23” E
DAY THIRTY TWO X1
16 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Very cold 8 degrees on rising this morning and a sure reminder we're in the deap south. Wooly socks on, hats, scarves, gloves, and jackets at the ready for venturing out at the 'must see, mustLäs mer
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- Dag 36
- lördag 16 mars 2024 17:12
- 🌬 13 °C
- Höjd över havet: 12 m
- Nya ZeelandStrathern46°25’8” S 168°20’21” E
DAY THIRTY TWO x2
16 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Well that was Curio Bay now for Slope Point the most Southerly point of the Sth Is. "So bleak and windswept even the grass can't stand up straight," so my guide book states. It also says "the trick isLäs mer
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- Dag 37
- söndag 17 mars 2024 16:45
- 🌬 13 °C
- Höjd över havet: 11 m
- Nya ZeelandStrathern46°25’10” S 168°20’51” E
DAY THIRTY THREE
17 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Not a lot happening today on account of the weather. However we did venture out for a tiny bit of shopping then a visit to Bill Richardson Transport World where we had lunch followed by a good lookLäs mer
ResenärYou did a superb job of selection of photos. They have made that museum a place to have fun yet enjoy the assortment of vehicles, petrol pumps etc. I hope you enjoyed the time there. Sharon
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- Dag 38
- måndag 18 mars 2024 16:36
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Höjd över havet: 201 m
- Nya ZeelandWaiau River45°33’44” S 167°37’55” E
DAY THIRTYFOUR
18 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Today Invercargil, where it was a misty cold damp 10 degrees to Manapouri and sunshine no wind and a lovely 16 degrees. Was so nice to get the chairs out of the boot and sit outside for our coffee.Läs mer
ResenärWell done capturing photos even in wet conditions. You have seen a lot today. Enjoy Manapouri , well beside the boat ride, there is nothing there. 😊, Sharon
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- Dag 38
- måndag 18 mars 2024 21:34
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Höjd över havet: 202 m
- Nya ZeelandWaiau River45°33’47” S 167°37’55” E
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18 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Almost forgot - random wall art in Dunedin
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- Dag 39
- tisdag 19 mars 2024 08:35
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Höjd över havet: 199 m
- Nya ZeelandWaiau River45°33’45” S 167°37’53” E
Day THIRTY FIVE
19 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
I hope you all spotted the smiley face on the old house yesturday. It was much more distinctive last visit about 7 yrs ago. Beautiful day in Manapouri today.
. The lake is calm and looking stunning.Läs mer
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- Dag 40
- onsdag 20 mars 2024 20:00
- 🌙 14 °C
- Höjd över havet: 202 m
- Nya ZeelandWaiau River45°33’47” S 167°37’55” E
DAY THIRTY SEVEN
20 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Well we sure are buzzing after an absolutely wonderful day cruising Doubtful Sounds. It was so worth the early start and setting off in the cold and dark. The tour involved a 45min cruise to theLäs mer
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- Dag 41
- torsdag 21 mars 2024 15:50
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 71 m
- Nya ZeelandWaikaka Stream46°6’6” S 168°56’33” E
DAY THIRTY EIGHT
21 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
One last photo from Manapouri on the way out. This wee bookshop is quite NZ famous. I'm sure you've seen it on TV or in magazines. Driver brought us to Gore today. Spotted these two old dears alongLäs mer
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- Dag 41
- torsdag 21 mars 2024 16:46
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 71 m
- Nya ZeelandWaikaka Stream46°6’6” S 168°56’33” E
DAY THIRTY EIGHT X2
21 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Have to share these wonderful murals. A lot of towns are doing this and I think it's a very cool thing to do. We are rather impressed with Gore. It is very tidy with nice public gardens and prettyLäs mer
ResenärWhen we drove thru on a weekday we couldn't believe how busy the town was. Sharon
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- Dag 42
- fredag 22 mars 2024 19:39
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Höjd över havet: 192 m
- Nya ZeelandFive Mile Creek44°59’13” S 169°13’56” E
DAY THIRTY NINE
22 mars 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
You had a lot to read yesturday so I'm giving you a break with a short post today. Gore to Cromwell about 2 1/2hrs. Love being in Central Otago again. Seems strange not to be seeing the Miller'sLäs mer
ResenärGreat you could explore even tho the weather wasn't.that great. Enjoy the castle grounds. Sharon
ResenärBig chair or midget people 🤔
ResenärBlimey..... you've been away 3 weeks already 😱