Map of New Zealand: Serious cycling starts 11 Jan 17
I am off to NZ for 2 months for a major cycling adventure. Prior to the serious cycling there will some travelling about, visiting friends, playing a little golf and some recreational cycling. The serious cycling begins on Jan 11 with a tour called Beaches and Volcanoes in the area of the Coromandel and the central region of the North Island. After a brief respite I start with a recreational cycling tour of the wine region around Christchurch followed by a 15 day Southern Alpine tour. To save having to use two different blog sites I am going to stretch the guidelines a little and use only this one for the trip preamble before the main cycling events. I beg your endulgance.