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After stocking up on supplies at the Haast township stores, along with a spot lunch, I head off up the West Coast glistening in the midday sun ๐ Baby oil and Dettol! Calling into the Haast visitor centre, not for the visitor experience, just the toilet! ๐ฝ I end up talking to a lady…
After a couple of nights layover at my brothers in Cromwell ๐ along with getting my barnet (hair) cut, I set forth towards the West (Wet) Coast. No amount of people have informed me, youโre going to get wet and bitten to hell โฆ we shall see! The days are a lot more stifling now, so that sprig of hair had to go! In no time at all Iโm meeting fellow bicycle warriors ๐ดโโ๏ธ More than Iโve met on my whole cycle travels in one day. Iโm always up…
After residing again at The Catlins YHA for nearly two weeks (working), I eventually leave Owaka for the final time ๐ค I think! As Iโd previously cycled the Owaka-Balclutha road, I wasnโt too keen on covering it again. So on asking Craig, he kindly dropped me off at the Balclutha iSite office to start…
I briefly mentioned in my previous post, Iโd been offered the opportunity to fill in for management at the The Catlins YHA in Owaka. So backdown I head โฌ๏ธ At long last, we (bike and I) set out from Cromwell after Christmas and New Year. Itโs been nearly a month since Iโve ridden the…
Christmas is done ๐ and Iโm keen to be back on my stead ๐ดโโ๏ธ before the New Year. I first set about swapping my ever-faithful Schwalbe Marathon tyres for Continental Travel Contacts. These Iโve dragged all the way from the UK, so Iโm dam well going to use them! Not the best idea Iโve…
I turn northโish facing Queenstown leaving the windy Catlins behind me. The wind ๐ฌ๏ธ hasn’t abated, but does lie to my starboard flank. All I require now is to throw up a spinnaker โต and I’ll be away! 10 kms or so to Walmahaka and stopping for a bit of lunch. Once again itโs…