Away from the humbler, but excellent, Mokihinui Forks hut – it was a leisurely hour as we had a shorter day planned. Twenty undulating river-side kilometres to finish the Old Ghost Road, and fifty-five on the road up to Karamea for resupply and prep for the next trail. Soon looking back at the confluence of … Continue reading A40BPT5 – Mokihinui to Karamea
Eight weeks earlier I got a speculative “I’m flying to Hokitika and biking to Nelson over ten days, what are you doing?” call out of the blue from Pete. As it happens, not enough that I didn’t quickly sign up for riding three of the best multi-day (if you take your time, which we were … Continue reading A40BPT1 – Hokitika to Ces Clark hut (Paparoa)
2020 certainly was a year to remember, or perhaps forget on the other side of the coin. I can’t add much more to what has already been covered, except the personal note. Now home in NZ for longer than I was overseas, I’m well pleased to have chosen to return to a wee country isolated … Continue reading Christmas Letter 2020
I could get used to the touring life of making the most of the good weather and resting during the awful. While the first week had involved sitting out a fair few days, it was interspersed with absolute crackers and great riding. So I was not going to waste the quickly-closing clear window, despite having … Continue reading Old Ghost Road loop
