Today’s ride on Komoot A wet start today with drizzle and cool temps. Luckily it’s only 36 kms up to Hanmer Springs where I’ve booked a room to wait out the rain from the cyclone. I have to make comment on the drivers today. I think I’ve ridden enough roads here in NZ, to have …
Today’s ride on Komoot (to Hurunui) Today’s ride on Komoot (to Culverden) Last night was noisy as the campsite was close to the road. However, my mat didn’t deflate, so the last repair has worked well. There’ll be more required I suspect, as this issue looks like a manufacturing error, albeit 4 years after buying …
Christchurch has some great cycleways and I was aware that you could leave the city and head north along protected paths. That’s fantastic, not that the traffic in Christchurch is bad at all. So, I followed the signs and turns for kilometres until I was in Rangiora at lunch time. There I met Barbara from …
I got going early today because the first opportunity for second breakfast was in 30kms at the metropolis of Horrorata. Rakaia was Gorge-ous (oh hah ha hardy ha) in the early morning light. Right off the bat, I struck the only hill of the day. It was frustrating because the great views were mainly behind …
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 …
