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- Dag 1
- torsdag 22. desember 2016 19:29
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Høyde: 10 m
New ZealandCockle Bay36°53’47” S 174°56’27” E
Aboyne
22. desember 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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- Dag 13
- tirsdag 3. januar 2017 21:28
- 🌧 19 °C
- Høyde: 50 m
- New ZealandHowick36°53’35” S 174°55’26” E
Arrival in Auckland
3. januar 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 ourLes mer
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- Dag 15
- torsdag 5. januar 2017 22:14
- 🌙 13 °C
- Høyde: 132 m
- New ZealandAcheson Stream37°5’41” S 175°9’8” E
First day on the bikes
5. januar 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 aLes mer
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- Dag 17
- lørdag 7. januar 2017 22:36
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- New ZealandMotu Korea36°50’9” S 174°53’49” E
I'm on a boat!
7. januar 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 coldLes mer
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- Dag 23
- fredag 13. januar 2017
- 🌧 17 °C
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- New ZealandMaraetai Beach36°52’51” S 175°2’39” E
Maraetai
13. januar 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 aLes mer
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- Dag 26
- mandag 16. januar 2017
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Høyde: 55 m
- New ZealandHowick36°53’35” S 174°55’29” E
Introducing Bobby (Jean) the Bongo
16. januar 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 standLes mer
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- Dag 27
- tirsdag 17. januar 2017
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Høyde: 1 m
- New ZealandWaihi Beach37°24’45” S 175°56’43” E
Waihi Beach
17. januar 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 WaihiLes mer
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- Dag 28
- onsdag 18. januar 2017
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Høyde: 288 m
- New ZealandRedwood Grove38°9’34” S 176°15’33” E
Whakarewarewa (Rotorua)
18. januar 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 ourLes mer
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- Dag 29
- torsdag 19. januar 2017
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Høyde: 1 m
- New ZealandLambton Harbour41°16’53” S 174°46’53” E
To the south!
19. januar 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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- Dag 30
- fredag 20. januar 2017
- 🌙 27 °C
- Høyde: 5 m
- New ZealandMaitai River41°16’17” S 173°17’2” E
Nelson
20. januar 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 mintLes mer
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- Dag 34
- tirsdag 24. januar 2017
- 🌙 9 °C
- Høyde: 121 m
- New ZealandLyell Creek41°47’53” S 172°2’50” E
The Old Ghost Road - Day 1
24. januar 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 massiveLes mer
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- Dag 35
- onsdag 25. januar 2017
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Høyde: 51 m
- New ZealandJohnny Cake Creek41°32’38” S 172°2’57” E
The Old Ghost Road - Day 2
25. januar 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 cloudsLes mer
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- Dag 36
- torsdag 26. januar 2017
- ☁️ 0 °C
- Høyde: 16 m
- New ZealandPororari River Gorge42°6’27” S 171°20’20” E
Rainy West Coast (Scotland or NZ?)
26. januar 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 andLes mer
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- Dag 37
- fredag 27. januar 2017
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Høyde: 1 574 m
- New ZealandTrudge Stream42°53’4” S 171°45’25” E
Arthur's Pass
27. januar 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 offLes mer
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- Dag 38
- lørdag 28. januar 2017 20:13
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Høyde: 15 m
- New ZealandCathedral Square43°31’53” S 172°38’39” E
Christchurch
28. januar 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 CanterburyLes mer
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- Dag 42
- onsdag 1. februar 2017
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Høyde: 726 m
- New ZealandScott Pond44°0’13” S 170°28’28” E
Mt. Cook & the Plains of Rohan
1. februar 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'sLes mer
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- Dag 43
- torsdag 2. februar 2017
- ⛅ 33 °C
- Høyde: 291 m
- New ZealandWanaka44°42’5” S 169°7’47” E
Wanaka
2. februar 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 sweetLes mer
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- fredag 3. februar 2017
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Høyde: 551 m
- New ZealandThe Meg Creek44°52’56” S 169°0’13” E
Cardrona
3. februar 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 summerandLes mer
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- lørdag 4. februar 2017
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Høyde: 776 m
- New ZealandQueenstown45°1’36” S 168°38’56” E
Queenstown
4. februar 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 bikingLes mer
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- Dag 49
- onsdag 8. februar 2017
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Høyde: 264 m
- New ZealandFreshwater Basin44°40’17” S 167°55’32” E
Milford Sound
8. februar 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, blueLes mer
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- Dag 51
- fredag 10. februar 2017
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Høyde: 523 m
- New ZealandQueenstown45°1’44” S 168°39’9” E
A few snaps from Queenstown
10. februar 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 andLes mer
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- Dag 52
- lørdag 11. februar 2017
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Høyde: 1 138 m
- New ZealandMcMullan Creek44°55’44” S 168°44’1” E
Rude Rock, Skipper's and Zoot (Coronet)
11. februar 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 backLes mer
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- Dag 58
- fredag 17. februar 2017
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Høyde: 1 451 m
- New ZealandCoronet Peak44°54’41” S 168°43’12” E
Paragliding from the Coronet Peak
17. februar 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 theLes mer
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- Dag 63
- onsdag 22. februar 2017 17:03
- 🌙 13 °C
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- New ZealandDunedin45°52’34” S 170°30’20” E
Dunedin
22. februar 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 BurnsLes mer
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- Dag 68
- mandag 27. februar 2017
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Høyde: 893 m
- New ZealandBridge Hill43°9’3” S 171°42’39” E
TransNZ Enduro - Days 1 and 2
27. februar 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 theLes mer