Rides

Tasman's Great Taste Trail

Stormy weather and talk of an ‘atmospheric river’ put an abrupt halt to last year’s attempt to cycle Tasman's Great Taste Trail. This year we got lucky…

Apr 23 •

Kawatiri Coastal Trail

The latest addition to the West Coast cycle trails

Apr 11 •

An adventure on my own

Going solo on the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail

Mar 28 •

We made it to Bluff!

Our South Island Tour Aotearoa comes to an end

Feb 27 •

Rolling on to Wānaka

14 days cycling, 1,079 kilometres travelled, 11,295 metres climbed, many one-way bridges crossed (and lots of roadkill passed on the way)

Feb 23 •

Life on the road

And our first few days cycling down the West Coast

Feb 18 •

Through to the West Coast

7 days of cycling, 501 kilometres travelled and 5,291 metres climbed (so far)

Feb 14 •

Our South Island tour begins

Picton, Havelock, Nelson and Tapawera

Feb 10 •

Repost: Which New Zealand cycle trail?

It’s just over a week until Chris and I head off on our Tour Aotearoa South Island adventure.

Jan 29 •

Revisiting the Hurunui Heartland - Waikari to Christchurch

Happy new year!

Jan 2 •

Reflections on our Japan tour

I like to post about places as I experience them - so things are still ‘fresh’ and give a sense of what I was thinking and feeling at the time.

Nov 8, 2024 •

Japan: part 2 of our Shikoku bike tour

With some non-cycling time in Kyoto

Oct 25, 2024 •

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