Today’s ride on Komoot Mist covered the lake, the mountains and our campsite this morning. It was eerie and beautiful, but cool and everything was dripping wet. I got up early and ate, filtered some water and looked for good photo opportunities. The area around here is what I was expecting from NZ scenery – …
At the hostel this morning, I met two tourers Ramon from Argentina and Vincent from Belgium They’re doing the Rainbow Road like me today. They were off before me, but I met them at the coffee shop soon after. I had a few things to get so we thought we’d be aiming for the same …
The Rainbow Trail – Hanmer Springs to Lake Tennyson Read More »
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 …
UPDATE – I’ve just passed 20,000 kms but I’ll update my review after the bike has been serviced next month in the Netherlands and any parts replaced etc. That detail should be of more value to readers. I’m still super happy with the bike though ! On my five and a half month South East …
Koga World Traveller (2 of 3) – Review after 12,500 km Read More »
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 …
