People often ask what our favourite part of the trip around New Zealand has been.
Discounting all the bits with cake and beer, I guess they must mean the cycling bits, in which case it would have to be the Great Rides.
There are 23 in NZ and so far (and growing) and we’ve ticked off 7 of them, albeit not every one in its entirety. Continue reading
Eight months into the tour and it can often seem, and feel, like we spend all of our time cycling, but, as the weeks go by, we have been spending a bit less time on the bike and a bit more time doing other things. Even when we are cycling there are certain things, little pleasures that are always worth a detour or taking time out. The last few weeks especially, since leaving Christchurch, have been all about downtime and enjoying the simple, surreal, sugar-dusted things that New Zealand has to offer.
For example: Continue reading
Cycling in a skirt 