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Yes, I’ve had a lot of helpful advice along the way.
6 days agoGreat descriptions and photographs, Andrew- you’re really tackling some challenging, but beautiful, country. Central Otago is certainly a different world. Glad the weather, apart from winds, has been good. Enjoy the rest of the ride!
1 week agoAwesome ride but the horrible wind again. Your friend speaking to you above seems really helpful. Please be really careful today. Glad Cell you had a bed last night. Such luxury.☺️💕
1 week agoThanks! Shedding weight made a really big difference, plus the road is excellent so I just sat and chugged my way up it. It’s a big day to get to Mossburn and then the wind! I’m definitely planning a shuttle back out of Milford Sound. Thanks for the company name :)
1 week agoFunny how it was the last 14 km that did me in with the wind. The rest I felt really strong.
1 week agoWell done. Especially getting to Duffers without HAB. I have done Bannackburn to Mossburn in a day. Very grey and cold through Nevis and a freezing descent into Garston. I swore after all the gates on the Round the Mountain trail I was going to ride the road next time. The trail is an old rail line. Enjoy the ride to Te Anau, especially the last section in bush. The best thing to do Te Anau to Milford is to start really early so you get road before the buses from Queenstown start coming through. The ride down from Homer tunnel is one of the best 20 km ever. There are shuttles (CatchaBus) that can get you back to the Anau if you don't want to ride it again.
1 week agoWow!
1 week agoThank you! Happy to have you along.
1 week agoHard to take a bad photo. It was beautiful.
1 week agoHi Andrew. I am enjoying following your cycling around NZ. Hope the fine weather continues to be with you! I know there are some tough hills ahead - from following Bruce’s S2S - just as well you are so fit!
1 week agoGreat pix of the Dunstan. It's a hugely popular trail.
1 week agolol. Gives new order to the 3 s’s.
1 week agoThanks! That saddle is a beast. And actually that whole track is difficult. So bumpy I felt like I was completely shaken inside :)
1 week agoWell done on 1. Hiking up Omarama 2. Getting down the other side 3. Completing all the river crossings 4. Still being able to ride through to Omakau.
Fun trails through to Bannockburn. Hope the good weather remains and the trip over Nevis is ok. The next challenge will be Duffers.
Thanks Michael! For sure, parts of it have been quite difficult, particularly Omarama Saddle. I really enjoyed Duffers and the Nevis Valley.
6 days ago