I have to come back the Kiwi Hospitality. Imagine, you go shopping in Pack´N Save, store everythin in the paniers and are just about to sit on the saddel to keep on going. Then someone just asks you where you…
our first spin
Allready before leaving Switzerland we had in mind to start fishing in New Zealand. After a month of cycling, we are now more used to the daily routins and the load on the bikes. As we happend to find a…
back in Auckland
On December 7 we returned to Auckland after our tour through Northland. 3 ½ weeks we had been on the road, covered about 1´200km and 15´000m altitude. We are full of pictures about New Zealand forests, cow-/sheep paddocks, peaceful bays…
Cape Reinga
In Kaitaia you all the shops you need to stock up your supply. We get here at lunchtime, get food and drinks for a few days and buy some heavy stuff to eat right there, like yogurth. A German cyclist…
Kauri – timeless
Kauri are trees, a kind of pine even, despite their leaves. This is not important though. Kauri are from a different time, a different world, living fossils, with such a size and can get several thousand years old. They had…
Pitch the tent just around the corner
We left Muriwai beach in a heavy drizzel rain so tipical for New Zealand. But earing our Wet-gear this didn´t bother us. North we went, up and down. In Waimauku, in on of the vegies & fruits shops, that are…
off we go
With all our gear, carefully put together we finally could sit on our bikes an start our ride. We had been waiting a long time for this moment – it feels great. Just go and feel the world. Every…
Wellcome to New Zealand
The indian ocean stretched out further every hour. That way it seemed neverending to cross it. But eventually the A 380 of the Emirates fleet made it to the far south end. And after a short stopp in Melbourne we…