Aboyne
22 grudnia 2016, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 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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Arrival in Auckland
3 stycznia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 🌧 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 our Czytaj więcej
First day on the bikes
5 stycznia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 🌙 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 a Czytaj więcej
I'm on a boat!
7 stycznia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 cold Czytaj więcej
Maraetai
13 stycznia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 🌧 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 a Czytaj więcej
Introducing Bobby (Jean) the Bongo
16 stycznia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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 stand Czytaj więcej
Waihi Beach
17 stycznia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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 Waihi Czytaj więcej
Whakarewarewa (Rotorua)
18 stycznia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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 our Czytaj więcej
To the south!
19 stycznia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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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Nelson
20 stycznia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 🌙 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 mint Czytaj więcej
The Old Ghost Road - Day 1
24 stycznia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 🌙 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 massive Czytaj więcej
The Old Ghost Road - Day 2
25 stycznia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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 clouds Czytaj więcej
Rainy West Coast (Scotland or NZ?)
26 stycznia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☁️ 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 and Czytaj więcej
Arthur's Pass
27 stycznia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 off Czytaj więcej
Christchurch
28 stycznia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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 Canterbury Czytaj więcej
Mt. Cook & the Plains of Rohan
1 lutego 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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's Czytaj więcej
Wanaka
2 lutego 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 sweet Czytaj więcej
Cardrona
3 lutego 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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 summerand Czytaj więcej
Queenstown
4 lutego 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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 biking Czytaj więcej
Milford Sound
8 lutego 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 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, blue Czytaj więcej
A few snaps from Queenstown
10 lutego 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 and Czytaj więcej
Rude Rock, Skipper's and Zoot (Coronet)
11 lutego 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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 back Czytaj więcej
Paragliding from the Coronet Peak
17 lutego 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 the Czytaj więcej
Dunedin
22 lutego 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 🌙 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 Burns Czytaj więcej
TransNZ Enduro - Days 1 and 2
27 lutego 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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 the Czytaj więcej












































































































