New Zealand
Our blog posts from New Zealand
We travelled together in New Zealand from March 2001 to May 2001 – blog posts below.
We moved to New Zealand in July 2001 and set up home there until 2012 – no blog posts!
We returned in November 2017 with our touring bicycles for a two month trip – blog posts below.
Oh Mahia a change of plan
Oh Mahia a change of plan Not perfect weather this morning, but safe enough to get back in the saddle for the planned 40km flat ride to Wairoa,...
Hills, headwinds and hot pools
Hills, headwinds and hot pools The "red sky at night is a shepherds delight" saying didn’t really ring true this morning as we woke up to a very...
Grumpy in Gizzy
Grumpy in Gizzy You know you’re back in civilisation when instead of waking up to the warmth and light of the rising sun, the early and rather...
Our stay in Tolaga Bay in pics
Our stay in Tolaga Bay Our stay in Tolaga Bay was only one night, but thoroughly enjoyable, and it gave us the chance to get the drone out again.
Day 18 New Zealand cycling tour
Anaura Bay - Tolaga Bay We think it is day 18 of this New Zealand cycling tour! Reluctantly we had to move on from Anaura Bay this morning as we...
Pitch perfect at Anaura Bay
Pitch perfect at Anaura Bay Yesterday we pitched up at what might be the most beautiful campsite we’ve ever had the pleasure of camping at. Put...
Chip and Dip
Day 14 Te Araroa - Tokomaru Bay Sadly it is not the indulgent chip and dip pre-dinner snack you’re thinking of, but the condition of the roads...
Hitch hiking out East
Hitch hiking out East If you think biking is a slow way to travel, then try hitch hiking! We’ve both done our fair share of hitch hiking over the...
Tear drops and rain drops
Day 12 Waihau Bay – Te Araroa Tear drops Today was a tough day, not necessarily physically, although the 55kms included steep climbs and occasional...
Taking it easy on this New Zealand cycling tour
Day 11 Maraehako - Waihau Reluctantly we moved on from Maraehako today, but not far, only about 25kms. We are definitely taking it easy on this New...