Jobs fill your pockets, but adventures fill your soul!
I feel this quote from Anthony Bourdain describes our adventure well. "Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s OK. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves … [Continue reading] about The final chapter for this adventure!
Last Friday dawned wet and cold with very low clouds cloaking the surrounding ranges. With a couple of rest days our bodies were refreshed, and we were keen to be back on the road. With bikes loaded, and us dressed in our wet weather gear we cycled … [Continue reading] about Ruatahuna – like NZ was 30 years ago?
I'm currently sitting inside the beautiful Lake Waikaremoana Information Centre building, which has the fire going as it's rather chilly outside and it's raining. The timber panelling on the outside has been burnt to give it an old natural look. … [Continue reading] about Our mental toughness and love of the back-roads have been sorely tested!
"Sari, we need a pick me up, let's stop here for a cider." We had left our DOC camping site (Kuripapango in Kaweka Ranges) at 7.30 am that morning and it was now late afternoon and we were feeling jaded!! I had imagined in my mind that once we got … [Continue reading] about We were blessed: blustery tail winds, quiet roads, and spectacular landscapes
I felt a sense of excitement and anticipation as I attached my tent bag to the bike handle bars, clicked my bright yellow panniers onto the bike carrier, put the house key into the usual place, mounted my bike and rode down my driveway out onto … [Continue reading] about And so, the adventure begins!
