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- Hari 1
- Khamis, 22 Disember 2016 7:29 PTG
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitud: 10 m
New ZealandCockle Bay36°53’47” S 174°56’27” E
Aboyne
22 Disember 2016, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Home for Christmas! This is the start of our travels, Ben in Aboyne, Christine in Kirkwall. It's been a busy December packing up a flat, moving possessions, and preparing bikes and travel bags.
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- Hari 13
- Selasa, 3 Januari 2017 9:28 PTG
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitud: 50 m
- New ZealandHowick36°53’35” S 174°55’26” E
Arrival in Auckland
3 Januari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Winter flying in Europe never seems to be trouble free....
We've arrived in Auckland a day later than anticipated but with very little trouble once we actually left Scotland! It's now the end of ourBaca lagi
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- Hari 15
- Khamis, 5 Januari 2017 10:14 PTG
- 🌙 13 °C
- Altitud: 132 m
- New ZealandAcheson Stream37°5’41” S 175°9’8” E
First day on the bikes
5 Januari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Today we got our first taste of Kiwi biking at Hunua Range south of Auckland. Blue skies, stunning views and jungle forest and trails.
Then back to Auckland to relax in the pool and hot tub with aBaca lagi
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- Hari 17
- Sabtu, 7 Januari 2017 10:36 PTG
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitud: Paras Laut
- New ZealandMotu Korea36°50’9” S 174°53’49” E
I'm on a boat!
7 Januari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Yesterday I drove a boat, not a big boat, but still a boat. It was also my first time fishing. We didn't catch anything, despite the sea birds giving us their best hints, but we had a couple of coldBaca lagi
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- Hari 23
- Jumaat, 13 Januari 2017
- 🌧 17 °C
- Altitud: Paras Laut
- New ZealandMaraetai Beach36°52’51” S 175°2’39” E
Maraetai
13 Januari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Maraetai is a small beach town east of Auckland and is home to the best MTB trails local to Howick! On Friday we spent a morning riding some of the best trails in the area, then cooled down with aBaca lagi
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- Hari 26
- Isnin, 16 Januari 2017
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitud: 55 m
- New ZealandHowick36°53’35” S 174°55’29” E
Introducing Bobby (Jean) the Bongo
16 Januari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
It's been a hectic week and we're only just catching up! It's also been an exciting week and we would like to introduce the third member of our traveling party, Bobby Jean. She's a last minute standBaca lagi
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- Hari 27
- Selasa, 17 Januari 2017
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitud: 1 m
- New ZealandWaihi Beach37°24’45” S 175°56’43” E
Waihi Beach
17 Januari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
My cousin Izzy currently lives and works in Waihi. The first stop on our road trip would be to visit her before she leaves next month to study in Canada. It was also a great excuse to visit WaihiBaca lagi
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- Rabu, 18 Januari 2017
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitud: 288 m
- New ZealandRedwood Grove38°9’34” S 176°15’33” E
Whakarewarewa (Rotorua)
18 Januari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Impromptu stop at Whakarewarewa Forest (Whaka-where-are-we) in Rotorua and it certainly did not disappoint, sunshine and fantastic trails. We will definitely be back. After riding we continued ourBaca lagi
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- Hari 29
- Khamis, 19 Januari 2017
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitud: 1 m
- New ZealandLambton Harbour41°16’53” S 174°46’53” E
To the south!
19 Januari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Crossing the Cook Strait from Wellington to Picton. Bit of a bumpy journey but some good views especially coming into Picton Sound in the South Island.
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- Jumaat, 20 Januari 2017
- 🌙 27 °C
- Altitud: 5 m
- New ZealandMaitai River41°16’17” S 173°17’2” E
Nelson
20 Januari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Spent the day exploring Codger's Trails in Nelson. Rode some absolutely fantastic tracks with beautifully built berms and jumps. We hit up Turners, Top Dog, Firball and some others. Firball was a mintBaca lagi
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- Selasa, 24 Januari 2017
- 🌙 9 °C
- Altitud: 121 m
- New ZealandLyell Creek41°47’53” S 172°2’50” E
The Old Ghost Road - Day 1
24 Januari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
We made it! 2 days of mountain biking - 85km of singletrack - 2500m of climbing and descending. The Old Ghost Road is a trail crossing the wilderness of New Zealand's west coast. It was a massiveBaca lagi
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- Rabu, 25 Januari 2017
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Altitud: 51 m
- New ZealandJohnny Cake Creek41°32’38” S 172°2’57” E
The Old Ghost Road - Day 2
25 Januari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
After a sleepless night we held our nerve and waited for the weather to pass to start the big second day. Prayers were answered and in a matter of seconds the valley went from white out to cloudsBaca lagi
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- Khamis, 26 Januari 2017
- ☁️ 0 °C
- Altitud: 16 m
- New ZealandPororari River Gorge42°6’27” S 171°20’20” E
Rainy West Coast (Scotland or NZ?)
26 Januari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
After the Old Ghost Road we headed down the West Coast headed eventually for Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers.
The weather felt very Scottish. Had a short stop to check out the Pancake Rocks andBaca lagi
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- Hari 37
- Jumaat, 27 Januari 2017
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitud: 1,574 m
- New ZealandTrudge Stream42°53’4” S 171°45’25” E
Arthur's Pass
27 Januari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Upon inspecting the weather forecast we decided we'd had enough of the rain and made an excellent decision to abandon our plan of heading down the West Coast to the glaciers and Queenstown and set offBaca lagi
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- Hari 38
- Sabtu, 28 Januari 2017 8:13 PTG
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitud: 15 m
- New ZealandCathedral Square43°31’53” S 172°38’39” E
Christchurch
28 Januari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Spent the day discovering the beautiful yet slightly eerie city of Christchurch.
We visited Quake City, a fascinating and moving museum documenting the history of the 2010 and 2011 CanterburyBaca lagi
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- Rabu, 1 Februari 2017
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitud: 726 m
- New ZealandScott Pond44°0’13” S 170°28’28” E
Mt. Cook & the Plains of Rohan
1 Februari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
After a couple of days in the Christchurch adventure park and lots of vertical descent racked up on the bikes we headed off in search of the Southern Lakes. En route we passed Lake Tekapo with it'sBaca lagi
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- Hari 43
- Khamis, 2 Februari 2017
- ⛅ 33 °C
- Altitud: 291 m
- New ZealandWanaka44°42’5” S 169°7’47” E
Wanaka
2 Februari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Wanaka brought us beautiful sunshine and lake views. Some down time whilst Ben's bike went to the bike doctor and we were ready to ride again at Sticky Forest in the evening. Lots of short but sweetBaca lagi
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- Jumaat, 3 Februari 2017
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitud: 551 m
- New ZealandThe Meg Creek44°52’56” S 169°0’13” E
Cardrona
3 Februari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Today we left Wanaka and continued our journey to Queenstown. We stopped at Cardrona Mountain Resort, high above the pass between the two towns. Cardrona caters to us mountain bikers in the summerandBaca lagi
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- Sabtu, 4 Februari 2017
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitud: 776 m
- New ZealandQueenstown45°1’36” S 168°38’56” E
Queenstown
4 Februari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We made it! This evening we arrived in Queenstown after a couple of weeks of epic journeying. This will be our base for the next couple of weeks as we explore the south and sample all the local bikingBaca lagi
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- Rabu, 8 Februari 2017
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitud: 264 m
- New ZealandFreshwater Basin44°40’17” S 167°55’32” E
Milford Sound
8 Februari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Milford Sound, actually a Fjord carved by a glacier is an incredible sight to behold! We enjoyed a peaceful two hour evening cruise through the fjord and were blown away by the jagged mountains, blueBaca lagi
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- Jumaat, 10 Februari 2017
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitud: 523 m
- New ZealandQueenstown45°1’44” S 168°39’9” E
A few snaps from Queenstown
10 Februari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
We had an absolutely smashing time in Queenstown hitting up Skyline Bike Park most days, bit of riding at 7 mile forest, Moke Lake and Coronet Peak too.
Also spent a lot of time eating burgers andBaca lagi
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- Sabtu, 11 Februari 2017
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Altitud: 1,138 m
- New ZealandMcMullan Creek44°55’44” S 168°44’1” E
Rude Rock, Skipper's and Zoot (Coronet)
11 Februari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Found some spectacular riding up Coronet Peak ski fields. We both declared Rude Rock one of the best trails we've ever ridden. Also loved Zoot and Pack, Track and Sack and Skipper's. Need to come backBaca lagi
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- Hari 58
- Jumaat, 17 Februari 2017
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitud: 1,451 m
- New ZealandCoronet Peak44°54’41” S 168°43’12” E
Paragliding from the Coronet Peak
17 Februari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Started the day by flying off the Coronet Peak! My first time paragliding and what a wonderful experience. Perfect conditions without a cloud in the sky, I got the most spectacular view over theBaca lagi
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- Rabu, 22 Februari 2017 5:03 PTG
- 🌙 13 °C
- Altitud: Paras Laut
- New ZealandDunedin45°52’34” S 170°30’20” E
Dunedin
22 Februari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Stopped in at Dunedin on our way back up to Christchurch.
Dunedin is the Scotland of New Zealand sharing many street names with Edinburgh and lots of Scottish references including a Robbie BurnsBaca lagi
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- Isnin, 27 Februari 2017
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitud: 893 m
- New ZealandBridge Hill43°9’3” S 171°42’39” E
TransNZ Enduro - Days 1 and 2
27 Februari 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
This week we are helping out with the TransNZ Enduro, a 5-day epic mountain bike race covering some of the best riding spots on the South Island. We arrived on Friday afternoon to get to know theBaca lagi