River’s Edge
4 de dezembro de 2022, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
65km to a sweet campsite, River’s Edge Holiday Park. Nice dip in the cold water! No photos sadly.
Scenic Seaside Freedom Camping
5 de dezembro de 2022, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
59km to Pōrangahau, a sweet town on the South East Coast of the North Island. Camped metres from the beach at a well maintained freedom camping spot. We ended up getting invited to a local’s houseLeia mais
The Longest Place Name in the World
6 de dezembro de 2022, Nova Zelândia ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Nice 35km ride back down to the coast at Herbertville. Passed by the longest place name in the world: Taumata whakatangi hangakoauau o tamatea turi pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu.Leia mais
Sheep & Scraped Knees
8 de dezembro de 2022, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
67km ride to Dannervirke Holiday Park. Took a nice tumble about 2km into the day—trying to tell a joke and fell off the side of the road 😂 banged knee and bruised ego but that didn’t stop theLeia mais
Woodville
9 de dezembro de 2022, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
37km to Woodville. No photos!
Pahiatua Carnival Park
10 de dezembro de 2022, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Cruisy 25km ride to Pahiatua Carnival Park. Cute puppy on the property to hang out with. Tried canned spaghetti on toast for the first time, a kiwi classic. Not bad!
Eketahuna
13 de dezembro de 2022, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
35km to Eketahuna for the sweetest stay at the campground. Only $20 for an awesome cabin that definitely caters to cyclists.
Jam Packed Day
13 de dezembro de 2022, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Packed in all the fun today with a visit to the Pūkaha Wildlife Centre followed by a ride into the Tararua Ranges. A juicy 4km vertical hike up to the Herepai Hut for a night’s stay. Hid our bikesLeia mais
New Friends
16 de dezembro de 2022, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
A beautiful 63km ride into the Tararua Ranges to Holdsworth Campsite. Stopped in town for groceries and ended up connecting with Pip, the awesome owner of Whare O Māra. Pip shared about their journeyLeia mais
Beautiful Farm Stay
17 de dezembro de 2022, Nova Zelândia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
34km ride to a beautiful sleep out on a friend’s farm. Sheep, chickens, and lots of recently restored native bush.
Sometimes Forwards is Backwards
20 de dezembro de 2022, Nova Zelândia ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Back on the road for a 50km ride into Featherston. This book town was right up my alley and I was able to hide away from the weather amongst the shelves. But as the rain got more torrential andLeia mais
Onwards
21 de dezembro de 2022, Nova Zelândia ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
40km ride back to Featherstone: Bucks Road Reserve.
Train Time
22 de dezembro de 2022, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Awesome train ride through the mountains into Lower Hutt.
Home for the Holidays
25 de dezembro de 2022, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
30km ride into Wellington for a house sitting gig over the holidays. Beautiful listening to the kakas calling from Zealandia. Stunning sunsets too!
Hello South Island
18 de janeiro de 2023, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
After a couple of weeks enjoying the city wonders of Wellington, it was time to take the leap down to the South Island. I took the bluebridge ferry because they offer a 10% discount to folksLeia mais
Gravel worth the Grind
19 de janeiro de 2023, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Back on the road for a scorcher ride to Whites Bay. 30km of undulating gravel with gorgeous ocean views. The last climb was too chunky to ride so pushing the bike it was! Took a lovely rest day andLeia mais
Blenheim Kindness
21 de janeiro de 2023, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Nice 28km ride into Blenheim where I stayed in a sweet sleepout of some kind Warmshowers Hosts. Treated myself to a big vegan breakie in town and stopped at the beautiful Rarangi Campsite on my wayLeia mais
Backpackers for the Night
22 de janeiro de 2023, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Chill 34km ride back up to Picton to complete my Blenheim loop. Decided to spend the night at the Backpackers to get all rested up before hopping on the TA towards Nelson the next day.
Link Pathway & My First Stingray
23 de janeiro de 2023, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Chill 16km hop down to Aussie Bay. Sweet ride on the Link Pathway to start but it got a bit too rough for the old bike. One mudslide meant taking all the bags off and precariously walking everythingLeia mais
Damn, Pelorus Bridge!
24 de janeiro de 2023, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
40km ride over to the stunning DOC campsite, Pelorus Bridge. Enjoyed many swims in the river and wished I had time for another night. Gorgeous!
Over the Hills to Nelson
25 de janeiro de 2023, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Nice 67km ride to Nelson. Some construction along the hwy but, as my luck panned out, I had the descents all to myself as the cars happened to be stopped. Spent a fun couple of days in Nelson with aLeia mais
Day Ride with Nati
28 de janeiro de 2023, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Sweet Nati flew down from Welly to visit me for a long weekend so we did a 60km round day trip to Māpua. It was nice to check out the area where I’d be Wwoofing for the next month and we had lotsLeia mais
Day 1: Great Taste Trail
30 de janeiro de 2023, Nova Zelândia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Cruisy 39km ride to Waiti Reserve, a Dark Sky Reserve. Felt nice to be back on the road!
Tunnel!
31 de janeiro de 2023, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Awesome trail riding through forest and relatively flat. A definite highlight of the day was riding through the 1.3km long Spooners Tunnel. It’s the 5th longest tunnel in the world open to walkersLeia mais
The White Elephant
1 de fevereiro de 2023, Nova Zelândia ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Stunner 70km ride to Motueka’s White Elephant Hostel. Beautiful lush climbs on gravel roads, fun swing bridges, and lots of bike gates to pass through.