The BikeHike is about making the most of the opportunities that life gives us
21 March 2017 ENGLISH Its been a great ride around New Zealand, over 3,300km’s ride and we rode up over 33,000 metres of hills. We stopped in 60 towns and used 2 buses (Hanmer Springs to Blenheim and Waihi to Auckland) plus the ferry between Picton and Wellington. We now have just under 4 weeks…
17 March 2017 ENGLISH Well, we have finally completed our New Zealand journey. After 128 days, approx 3300km’s cycled, 33,000 metres of hills climbed, 62 different towns we have stayed in, wind, rain, hail, snow and sun we climbed off our bicycles in Waihi and are now looking forward to a few weeks off the…
15 March 2017 ENGLISH We had awoken to a cool morning with dew on the tent; this is the first time this has occurred since 6 weeks previous, and a sure indication that autumn is here. Yesterday we were heading to Whangamata to meet up with our friends Kate, Anton and family. Unfortunately Anton had to return…
13 March 2017 ENGLISH Its a beautiful sunny afternoon sitting outside the dining room at the Tairua Campground; this is a huge improvement on what we have experienced over the last few days. When we arrived at Coromandel Township from Thames, the weather forecast was poor with over 200mm of rain forecasted over the weekend….
10 March 2017 ENGLISH It is nice being able to sit in a dry campground kitchen and update our website while outside the rain is pouring down and forecasted to get even worse; up to 200mm of rain over the next 2 days for the Coromandel area. We arrived in Coromandel township early afternoon today…
7 March 2017 ENGLISH Wednesday will be another key milestone for us, we will have ridden over 3000km’s through New Zealand. To drive direct from Invercargill to Auckland (including the ferry) is 1777km’s so by the time we have finished we will have cycled from Invercargill to Auckland and back, not bad. We have spent…
5 March 2017 ENGLISH Yea are pleased to say that we are now at Welcome Bay in Tauranga, saying with our fantastic Warm Showers hosts Philip and Helen. Opotiki was an interesting town, like many East Coast towns it has had to deal with significant gang, violence and employment issues (especially for 15 – 24…
1 March 2017 ENGLISH The East Coast of the North Island is an area of outstanding natural beauty, isolated and empty beaches and a number of small towns and villages. Maori make up the majority of the population and many still hold significant grievances from 150 years ago when there were wars between the local…
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