Yesterday was an easy 20kms into Geraldine, so it felt like a rest day. Today was real mixture. Out of Geraldine, was interesting with nice farmland, an MTB trail near a river and some friendly locals. What followed was straight deep gravel roads for many kilometres, then a nice cafe followed by headwinds. However, the …
Todays ride to Pleasant Point and on to Temuka There were wild winds last night that kept me awake. The tent was buffeted and shook for hours. Over the three nights I spent in Tekapo, there was almost constant wind. Last night, there were 2 foot waves hitting the shore. Luckily, the campground, and the …
Today’s ride on Komoot An overcast morning greeted me after some light rain the night before, so I packed up my wet tent and went into town for the earliest of second breakfasts. There was nothing between Twizel and Tekapo, so I ate up and got some lunch supplies for the 56 kms ahead of …
Today’s ride on Komoot Not much to report today. It was drizzling when I woke and when that stopped, rain was never far away. So I packed after Muesli and coffee and started the short easy ride to Twizel. My intention was to have a rest day in Twizel. At Ohau village, I met a …
Today’s ride on Komoot It rained last night and sprinkled a little this morning so that was today’s excuse for a late start. I had 43kms to make it to Lake Ohau Lodge so there was no rush. I was told that there was nothing along the way, and not much at the lodge apart …
Today’s ride on Komoot Wow, what a day. The beginning and end were ok, but the middle part was sensational. It started at the Kurow Hotel where I stayed last night. I met a nice couple from Norway. The guy had grown up in Brisbane and they were riding the A2O in the same direction …
Today’s ride on Komoot It was hard to leave the campsite, so I lingered over some muesli and coffee. I finally packed up and headed off, knowing that there was a steep climb waiting for me just a few kilometres down the road. It was a climb alright, and it went for much more than …
Today’s ride on Komoot I had a good sleep for the first time in a while, packed up and rolled down the hill for a coffee. It promised to be an interesting day with a large climb to Dansey’s Pass and a wild camp 5 or 10kms later. Nobody told me about the two steep …
Another slow start. I’m definitely feeling a little tired but not too bad. I had some toast for breakfast at the hotel then crossed the road for coffee and then the day began. It was a pretty straight trail to Lauder where I had second breakfast and met a couple who were travelling around. They …
It was raining when I woke up, so it was an easy decision to sleep in some more. It was my birthday after all. I don’t think I was up and about much before 9am and the rain was never too far away. I spoke to some more people at the campsite and headed off …
