Distance: 52.42 km Ride time: 2:32:31 Average: 20.7 km/h Total: 19461 km I have now left the West Coast and is on the north part of the South Island. As I cycled into Motueka I was happy to be in a city again, enjoying the sight of a supermarket, library and free internet hotspots. Internet is always [ Read More ]
Distance: 119.45 km Ride time: 6:20:32 Average: 18.9 km/h Total: 19409 km Last night I had found a Department of Conservation camp site just as the sun was setting. I could see there was another cyclist staying, but he had already gone to sleep. This morning I said hello to Jim from the UK. He was leaving [ Read More ]
Distance: 64.51 km Ride time: 3:17:10 Average: 19.7 km/h Total: 19289 km As I (still) had not finished the programming task I was working on, I spent the whole morning and afternoon at Westport library – only interrupted by a quick walk to the supermarket for lunch. A beautiful thing about New Zealand in summer [ Read More ]
Distance: 65.57 km Ride time: 3:35:24 Average: 20.5 km/h Total: 19225 km When I’m wild camping I wake up with the sun – sunrise is at 6:30 these days. I then pack my tent and bags rather fast and is back on the road within half an hour. Then I look for a place to [ Read More ]
Distance 135.42 km Ride time: 6:21:33 Average: 21.3 km/h Total: 19159 km A long day in the saddle. I haven’t had many of these in New Zealand as there is always so many things to see along the route. Today I started early and managed to put in some kilometers as well as a bit [ Read More ]
Distance: 113. 87 km Ride time: 5:33:26 Average: 20.5 km/h Total: 19024 km I was happy to see that the clouds and rain from yesterday had disappeared overnight as I woke up to a beautiful day. The weather surely changes fast around here. After saying goodbye to the Perth guys from my hostel room I [ Read More ]
Luckily I had wild camped so many nights lately that there was ‘room’ in the budget to pay for another night at the Fox Glacier Inn Hostel. Today the We(s)t Coast lived up to it’s name: It was raining all day. Compared to my usual vagabond lifestyle, even a night in a hostel feels like [ Read More ]
Distance: 87.42 km Ridetime: 3:54:58 Average: 22.3 km/h Max speed: 57.3 km/h Total distance: 18911 km I’m now cycling the rugged West Coast, one of the more remote areas of New Zealand. There is certainly a long way between the townships here, and the road seems to be going either up or down all the time. It’s [ Read More ]
Distance: 144.25 km Ridetime: 7:15:36 Average: 19.9 km/h Max speed: 53.5 km/h Total distance: 18824 km From the moment I woke up at my wild camp spot at the shore of Lake Hawea the stunning landscapes continued all day. I must say that New Zealand has surprised me. The other countries I have cycled through also had [ Read More ]
Distance: 40.2 km Ridetime: 1:48:32 Average: 22.3 km/h Max speed: 42.3 km/h Total distance: 18680 km I woke up to another beautiful day on the South Island of New Zealand. I have really been lucky with the weather here – another perfect day to go hiking and enjoy the Southern Alps. The hike up to [ Read More ]
