The storm only intensified overnight, I woke often to hear rain lashing and wind buffeting my little cabin. Climbing a thousand metres above sea level in such weather didn’t promise many new sights, so I rolled over and dozed throughout the morning. With a break in the torrential rain, I dragged myself out and allowed … Continue reading Mostly Sitting Out The Storm→
The framework of the Six Corners Challenge is different to any other bikepacking event I’ve ever done and is what finally drew me to the north west and upper west of the South Island on my bike. Instead of following a set route as quickly as one could, riders were to visit the so-called Six … Continue reading Six Corners Challenge – The Western Half→
Looking back at this year, I can safely say it’s worked out better than I imagined it would when, in last year’s Christmas missive, I wrote: “I’ll slowly start looking for a job in the new year, hoping to find one that means I can live in a large town/small city that has easy access … Continue reading The Christmas Letter 2015→
With the gradual erosion of my bank account balances, a suitable opportunity to rejoin the workforce was most welcome. As such, since I got the phone call offering me a job on the last day of the June sojourn to the West Coast, July was rather quiet as I sorted details and prepared for the … Continue reading Farewell South Island→