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.
Our new happy place
Day 9 & 10 Te Kaha - Maraehako Bay It was a short, scenic ride today, about 16kms from Te Kaha to the Maraehako camping ground - our new happy...
Life is a rollercoaster
Day 8 Opape – Te Kaha We all have our ups and downs in life, and this year has certainly been testament to that for us, but if ever there was a...
Day seven New Zealand cycling tour
O here we go again! Ohope – Opotiki – Opape A really solid day of riding today clocking up another 55kms. The majority was on State Highway 35 which...
Day six New Zealand cycling tour
Short and sweet: Matata - Whakatane - Ohope At only 23kms, today’s ride is our shortest to date. All thanks to Dawn for loading us in the car and...
Fully loaded – whats in our bags?
What's in the bag? For those of you who know us well you may have heard us recount the story "What's in the bag?" from our campervan road trip in...
Day four & five New Zealand cycle tour
Cycling tour: Hikutaia - Katikati Friends in high places As if it wasn’t enough that Ian & Natalie’s place near Hikutaia was perched high up on...
Day three New Zealand cycling tour
Cycling tour: Miranda - Hikutaia We realise it is only day three of our first ever cycling tour, and the fantastic summer weather is in our favour,...
Day two New Zealand cycling tour
Manakau to Miranda New Zealand cycling tour A mostly easy start on day two of our New Zealand cycling tour. Riding past farmland and horse country...
Day one of our first ever cycling tour
On yer bikes! Day one of our first ever cycling tour, and we’re off! Here we are in New Zealand and aiming to ride our bikes from Pukekohe in the...
Our top Picks in Queenstown
Our top Picks in Queenstown Before we say goodbye to Queenstown we need to say a big blogging thank you to the beautiful Pick family (Barry, Ruth,...