Week one — Stewart Island to Dunedin

I am officially on the road! I stood at the start of SH1, New Zealand’s longest road that goes from tail to tip. I stood and looked at the signpost that in one direction pointed to Stewart Island, from where I had just come, and in the other to Cape Reinga. The…

Route Mon 27 April — Waikouaiti to Oamaru

A nice trip up the coast!

Route Wed 29 April — Timaru to Ashburton

Route Thu 23 April — Gore to Balclutha

Route Sun 26 April — Mosgiel to Waikouaiti

A hilly day, highest climb was 400m. Fun going down again tho :})

Video log — Stewart Island to Dunedin

Here is the first official vlog of my trip. Starting in Auckland, I fly to Invercargill, bike to Bluff, ferry to Stewart Island, cycle to the southern most point, ferry back to Bluff, cycle to Gore, then to Balclutha, then to Dunedin (Mosgiel). Comments welcome…

Video — NZ uphill preview

Here is my first attempt at filming and editing on the go. I hope its not too cheesy. I am calling this the preview. The real footage starts April 20.

Route Fri 24 April — Balclutha to Mosgiel

Here is today’s route. Not quite all the way to Dunedin but technically in Dunedin City.

Route Wed 22 April — Bluff to Gore

Today was Bluff (right from the start of SH 1) to Gore. Whew 96.8km all up. I felt like stopping right about the 60km mark. Pushed through it and what do you know. Bloody hell I am stoked.

Route Thu 30 April — Ashburton to Christchurch

Today I didn’t nearly get as wet. I did 86km but the tailwind made it feel like 60 so I was thankful for that. It was bloody cold, but probably not the coldest day I will experience in the next 5 weeks.