Mar 2019 South Island part 2

The second stage of our holidays was The Otago Rail Trail. It started with a drive back to Queenstown to drop off the hire car and get picked up and shuttled to Clyde where Simone picked up a hire bike. Loaded we headed off down the track to Alexandra before jumping on a short track … Continue reading Mar 2019 South Island part 2 →

Mar 2019 South Island part 1

Holidays at last, and our first holidays with no children and first in a while. I have not been to the South Island this century and then only have only ever been to Picton or Christchurch, so this was all new going to the deep south. I had been told the flight into Queenstown was … Continue reading Mar 2019 South Island part 1 →

Jan 2019 Packraft Lake Taupo

Having just packrafted the Bridge to Nowhere thought I would post our other packraft trip, Lake Taupo. Previously I had tested packrafting with the fixie down Tamaki River to St Heliers foreshore and also on a previous Auckland Bikepacking trip, but this was the first decent run and the ride that initially got me thinking … Continue reading Jan 2019 Packraft Lake Taupo →

Mar 2019 Bridge to Nowhere

I had ridden the Bridge to nowhere during the Tour Aoteroa last year but like most had taken the jet boat down to Pipiriki but with the purchase of a couple of packrafts I had toyed with the idea of rafting down the Wanganui river. Day 1 Raetihi to Ngaporo ride 68.35km 876m raft 23km … Continue reading Mar 2019 Bridge to Nowhere →

Feb 2019 Raglan to Kawhia

This was an Auckland Bikepacking weekend trip with the plan being to all meet up in Raglan and ride to Kawhia for the Kai festival but a few of us decided to cycle to Raglan Friday night Day 1 86.69 Km 1,385m Pukekohe to near Raglan Strava I finished work and had a quick rundown the … Continue reading Feb 2019 Raglan to Kawhia →