11 days, 10 nights Rode On Bike Waiting Day 1 Home to Kaikoura 298 km 3:42 7:45 Day 2 Kaikoura to Timaru 327 km 4:51 2:02 Day 3 Timaru to Mosgiel 206 km 2:40 0:18 Day 4 XC 76 km 1:06 12:20 Day 5 Mosgiel to Lake Hayes 298 km 4:41 3:20 Day 6 Lake […]

15.59 litres @ 221.9 = $34.59 11.60 litres @ 221.9 = $25.75 Met Kevin Quine on the boat.     KMS Km/hr Arrived Left Bell Bird Motel, Picton 88481 10:06 Seabreeze Cafe, Picton 88482 1 18 10:10 12:42 Picton Village Bakery 88482 .3 6 12:45 13:00 NPD 88483 1 7.2 13:05 13:12 Interislander Terminal 88484 […]

Friday 18th May, Nelson to Picton Jane and Helen took Geoff to the airport while I had a lovely shower. And then, while they were checking out the sights at the local cemetary, I was trying to catch up on all the good things I’d missed on the computer. There was home-made pumpkin soup for […]

Thursday 17th May 2018, Greymouth to Nelson 13.52 litres @ 231.9 = $31.36 10.25 litres @ 231.9 = $23.75     KMS Km/hr Arrived Left Breeze Motel, Greymouth 88240       9:51 Challenge, Reefton 88288 78 75.5 10:53 11:06 Inangahua Junction 88308 31 65.0 11:35 12:12 15 Maire Street 88410 164 68.9 14:35 14:40 […]

Wednesday 16th May, 2018 Lake Hayes Estate to Greymouth NPD, Frankton 10.69 litres @ 232.9 = $24.90 7.29 litres @ 232.9 = $16.98 NPD, Fox Glacier (323 km) 16.25 litres @ 235.9 = $38.33 11.39 litres @ 235.9 = $26.86 7 hours and 21 minutes riding…. and 3 hours sitting around!     KMS Km/hr […]

Tuesday 15th May Phil walked Sidney to school this morning. Should have worn something other than his jandals because, half-way there, he realized it was too cold for jandals! Had time for a couple of poached eggs with us before he was off for important meetings. Got back at lunchtime and we had a cold […]

13th May, Manawatu (Boltons, Ashhurst (Saddle Bridge)) Results I had a much better sleep Saturday night. Obviously I was still tired on Sunday morning but it was more from riding all day Saturday than lack of sleep. Lynley, Abe, and I all got MacDonalds for breakfast and were singing all the way out to the […]

12th May, Manawatu (Stuart Davidsons, #2 Line) Results I had terrible sleep Friday night. When I got up on Saturday morning I felt like rubbish, which is not a great start to the day. When we got out to the trial there were grey skies and it was drizzling. We were a tad early so […]

Kinleith Classic Vinduro, 6th May Results Mum and dad went up to Tokoroa on Saturday afternoon. I decided that I didn’t want to sleep in a tent so went up with Mark Gray early Sunday morning. When we got there we had plenty of time to put gear on and put gas in the bikes. […]

Monday 14th May Took Sidney to school on the bike. Jane had to de-ice it and it was freezing. He had to wear his earplugs. Put breakfast on hold in the hope of something better… and there was. Went to the boastshed for a coffee and cakes with Phil at about 10:30… before he shot […]