Day 2 of my QCT MTB adventure, started early in the morning (about 8.30am). Track is still hard to ride with all the mud but its just 21ks till Anakiwa today. It started raining when I got to Anakiwa and I tried to catch a ride on the watertaxi but 30 NZD for me and my bike is to much, so I decided to cycle back on the sealed road. Got to Picton at 2pm and tried to book my ferry back to Welly for the same night, but could not get on the Bluebridge so (just on sta...

Started early in the morning today, with the Beachcomber watertaxi out to Ship Cove, a place Capitain James Cook has visited several times on his expeditions to NZ. It has been raining the last few days so the track is muddy as hell. In dry conditions it's easy to drive this scenic trail in one day but with the mud a big part of the trail becomes unridable and it took me 6 hours to get from Ship Cove to the Portage Backpackers (just 50km) My bike and me have bee...

Where it all began... back in picton after 2.5 month on the main island, seen a lot but still not everything I want to see nor done everthing I wanted to but you always need a reason 2 come back I guess. My travels have come to full circle in Blenheim, been at my old working hostal again for a couple of hours but will head to Picton later tonite as I will start cycling the Queen Charlotte Track tomorrow. Taking the ferry back to the North Island on tuesday night!

Got 2 Christchurch yesterday night and wanted to visit some friends but they umfortunately are on holiday. The Canterbury earthquake was more than 2 month ago but the city still has not recovered from this terrible catastrophe and this once really beautiful city seems abandoned like a ghost town and it is really depressing to walk through the streets. my thoughts still are with the people of CHC but I had 2 get out of the city asap.... I can't stop thinking about...

Stuck in Kinloch Bad luck en masse, after the bike last weekend my old lady VAN HARRIET is sick and does not feel like moving today and i am stuck in Middle Earth, the only mechanic in the place (i am glad there is one) is in Queenstown today and will not be back till about 5 pm. Really hope he can fix my starter engine. Really glad the staff from Kinloch Lodge let me use the kitchen and lounge so i don't have to sit in my van the whole day.