31 Dec 2014 | travel, universe
…and it’s raining hard. During the night a thunderstorm has drawn up and it’s pouring down. I have breakfast in the tent around 9.00 and pack my things, finally getting on the road at 11.00 when the rain lets up. About 5 minutes after I’m on...
30 Dec 2014 | travel, universe
From Albert Town I backtrack 2km to Wanaka to stock up on food and, more importantly, gas for my cooker. In front of the supermarket I meet a fellow cyclist, Walter from Canada. We talk a bit, then part ways. I still need to find gas and decent bread. The road along...
29 Dec 2014 | travel, universe
Starting with the first cars around 6.30 I am on the road by 7.00. On the way to Tarras I see another cyclist on a pathe opposite if SH8. Not much traffic though, and going downhill is certainly faster on tarmac. I take a break in Tarras, but flies are annoying enough...
28 Dec 2014 | travel, universe
I wake up to loud barking, get up to see what’s going on and find it’s just a duck with her kids in the lake below. Lake Pukaki is completely flat, no wind and clear blue sky. I can see Mt. Cook directly from my tent. Is he mocking me? Today, I will have...
27 Dec 2014 | travel, universe
Yesterday’s beautiful view on Aoraki is clouded today. The weather report says 11mm of rain in the evening but that doesn’t sway me. Looking at the Alps to Ocean (A2O) cycle trail website I find that the trail is complete. My guide still said it was...
