My year in photos

Over 7,000 kilometres of cycling with 29,000 metres of climbing in 380 hours

Dec 19, 2024

At this time of year, I have a long list of things to do, little time to do them and an inbox full of emails trying to sell me stuff. I am sure you do too. So, in the interests if keeping things brief, here's my year of cycling in photos.

First up, an arty shot taken early in the year from Highcliff Road in Dunedin. We had a great week exploring the Otago Peninsula and the nearby Clutha Gold Trail.

Chris getting creative up high on the Otago Peninsula

In February, we headed north to Napier and took the chance to cycle the Hawke’s Bay Trails. Sun, sea, wine and orchards - what’s not to like?

Sunny, scenic and easy riding in Hawke’s Bay

February was also the month I got to play tour guide, spending a day cycling around Christchurch with visiting Canadians Colleen and Ian McDonald.

No photos from March but in April we went to Marlborough to cycle some of the Queen Charlotte Track, the Link Pathway and the Whale Trail.

Closer to home, we cycled the Little River Trail in May, returning to Birdlings Flat the following month to explore the area around Kaitorete Spit.

Over winter we were preoccupied with the building of our new garage and didn’t stray too far from home. (We kept cycling north, south and all around the city but didn’t bother with photos.)

Then, joy of joys, it was October. October was all about Japan, which was definitely the highlight of the year. It deserves more than a few photos.

Island hopping around the Seto Inland Sea

The final (and longest) bridge on the Shimanami Kaido

Home again, we’re back to riding around the greater Christchurch area and building up our fitness for the Tour Aotearoa South Island. Last weekend, we explored part of the Port Hills we’d never cycled before.