12/08/2014 – 522 days/46711 miles

Two days in Kaikoura was enough, so I headed back to the west coast, via Arthur’s Pass. There are too many mountain pass roads on the South Island to just stick to the coast, so some zigzagging is on my … Continue reading →

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12/05/2014 – 519 days/46376 miles

After my short stay on the west coast, I headed back east, to Kaikoura. My route led me over Lewis Pass, which lived up to my expectations, I’d been told it was a very scenic road. I got stopped along … Continue reading →

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11/28/2014 – 512 days/45384 miles

Wellington was my last stop on the North Island, so I left town on the ferry bound for Picton, on the top of the South Island   I stayed a couple nights in Nelson, just waiting out some rain, then … Continue reading →

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11/23/2014 – 507 days/45019 miles

Apparently Chicago is called “The Windy City” not because of the wind blowing off of Lake Michigan, but because of the hot wind blowing from politician’s mouths. Wellington is called “Windy Welly” because it’s insanely windy.       Mount … Continue reading →

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11/18/2014 – 502 days/45003 miles

I had a fairly windy ride getting in to Napier, but it was nothing compared to the endless, gusting, hurricane-force winds I rode through when I left. The worst thing about it wasn’t the huge gusts, but the fact that … Continue reading →

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