NZ Uphill

An idiot’s guide to a charity bike ride — Part V: Getting to the end

So you have planned your trip, have got your gear sorted and now you are on the way to the finish line which seems so very far away. How do you make sure you get there? When you get tired, wet ,cold, lonely, and…

An idiot’s guide to a charity bike ride — Part IV: Keeping everyone informed

Doing a solo challenge is not only tough physically, but mentally and emotionally too. There are a bunch of people out there who will ultimately be the people who will get you to the end, through the…

An idiot’s guide to a charity bike ride — Part III: What to take

The short answer: just enough. This of course is pretty hard to do. The trick is to err on the side of taking too much. You don’t want to be stuck in the middle of nowhere without something imperative to your success…

An idiot’s guide to a charity bike ride — Part II: Planning

Its all in the planning baby. Really. If you plan well then you will succeed. The secret to planning is to eliminate as much risk as possible, but leaving enough risk still there to make it interesting. Planning can be broken…

To the end and beyond

Being on the home stretch now, things were starting to sink in a little. The fact that the end of my journey was only a few days ride away was both exciting and a little disconcerting. I was so excited to be heading into my home turf and getting closer and closer to my family, but I was…

Video log — Getting to the end

The last leg of the journey. Auckland to the cape. What will I do now?

Route Sat 6th June — To the end!

Made it!

I have officially made it! I touched the lighthouse at 12:00 and was met by my family eager to get their husband and dad back. I couldn’t tweet my finish as there is no coverage on any network pretty much north of Houhura. Full blog and video coming soon once I have got home and showered. Yeeeeeeeehaaaaaaa