(Brisbane, Australia, 5th of February 2017) We had planned that we would ride our bikes this morning and Johan had put up a tour of almost 9 kilometers up and down a mountain. We left home at 7 in the morning but it was already over 30 degrees. Despite the lack of both luggage, Read More
(Hawera, New Zealand, 27th of January 2017) We took it easy this morning, as we had only a short bike ride on 45 km left to Hawera, from where we will take a bus to Wellington tomorrow. And lo and behold – we had a tailwind and only slightly over 300 meters of altitude, Read More
(Opunake, New Zealand, 26th of January 2017) Breakfast was included in the hotel, which is rare in New Zealand. And what a wonderful breakfast! I had tea in a little pot with dots on and then we had to choose from four different breakfast menus. I chose fruit salad and toast with homemade plum, Read More
(Okato, New Zealand, 25th of January 2017) On today’s bike ride we had planned to see the volcano Taranaki close up and to get to a town high up on The Surf Highway that we have read should be a fantastic bike path. However, the day was not as pleasant as we had imagined,, Read More
(Stratford, New Zealand, 23rd of January 2017) We left Whangamomona early in the morning and knew we had a relatively short bike ride in front of us, about 60 km. In addition, we thought we would only have 300 altimeter to climb (as stated in the guidebook) and because we had no internet, we, Read More
(Whangamomona, New Zealand, 22nd of January 2017) When we woke up at Bushville camping this morning it rained and we realized that the power had gone during the night. Luckily we had our little portable stove and at least we managed to cook some coffee for breakfast. As we planned to ride on this, Read More
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