Distance: 86.92 km Ride time: 3:51:35 Average: 18.9 km/h Total: 19795 km Apart from being a former Olympic cyclist, my host Tony is also a talented photographer. Today was Tony’s day off, and he offered to join me for the first part of the day cycling out of Wellington. Tony brought his camera and fired away. The climbing [ Read More ]
When I arrived at Tony’s house yesterday I noticed a special award on the wall. It turned out Tony was a part of the New Zealand cycling team in the 1988 Seoul Olympics! Today I had the chance to ask Tony about his amazing experiences as a track racer in the 1980s. I love the cycling days, but I [ Read More ]
Distance: 101.97 km Ride time: 5:25:02 Average: 18.9 km/h Total: 19708 km As I had a ferry to catch at 2 pm and still 80 km to cycle I was packing my tent down as it was still dark and was ready to go with the first rays of light. I’m aiming to make my trip as [ Read More ]
Distance: 95.36 km Ride time: 4:49:46 Average: 19.8 km/h Total: 19606 km My breakfast usually consists of oats with powder milk. If I pass a supermarket in the morning I might buy fresh milk. I thought I had done that this morning, only to discover I had actually bought pure cream. After two bowls of [ Read More ]
Sorry, no photos of New Zealand’s grandiose landscapes today. Yesterday was supposed to be my rest day, but with 50 km of mountainouscycling and 4 hours of hiking I decided it didn’t really count as such. Today would be the rest day then. At my camp site I met a friendly Danish couple travelling with their [ Read More ]
Distance: 48.94 km Ride time: 2:38:02 Average: 18.6 km/h Total: 19510 km After the “night of action” at my camp spot I woke up at 5 am and made my way into town for a morning coffee. It was a cloudy morning, but from the weather forecast I gathered that the clouds would clear around [ Read More ]
