I decided to spend a second night in Greymouth and do a circular route, going inland to the North and returning South along the coast. The inland roads were quiet with very little traffic. As a result I was able to take my time and look around at the ever changing scenery. As I expected […]
14 February 2019, Haast to Greymouth, New Zealand – 220 miles
Just before I set off it started to rain very heavily. After an hour or so I got ahead of the rain although ever time I stopped it caught me up again. Today I planned to ride up the West coast which would take me past both Fox and Franz Josef glaciers. Parts of the […]
13 February 2019, Lumsden to Haast, New Zealand- 223 miles
Today I am heading to the West coast riding over the Haast Pass. Before leaving Lumsden I had breakfast in an American style diner. Taking up most of the space in the diner was a shiny red Dodge car. The ride took me along the side of Lake Wakatipu and back through the town of […]
12 February 2019,Wanaka to Lumsden, New Zealand – 334 miles
It rained last night, when I set off the roads were drying quickly, although caution was needed where the road remained in shade. This was a longer day’s ride that I would have liked. I wanted to spend time at Milford Sound, unfortunately the lack of accommodation forced to make a quick visit and then […]
11 February 2019. New Zealand, Geraldine to Wanaka – 253 miles
Today I am heading to Wanaka with a detour to see Mount Cook. The road takes you past Lake Tekapo at then onto Lake Pukaki. At Lake Pukaki I turned left to ride along the side of the lake on Route 80. The round trip of 70 miles is well worth the effort. Mount Cook […]
New Zealand, Christchurch to Geraldine – 200 miles
I have visited New Zealand a number of times. This is my first time on a bike and it marks another milestone in my motorcycle adventures. I have now ridden a bike in 6 of the worlds 7 continents, the only one missing is Antarctica. I suspect Antarctica will never be added to my bike […]
Goodbye South America
Before I start a blog for my next adventure I thought I should conclude my thoughts on Patagonia. So was it a good trip? Yes it was a fantastic adventure, South American is a great place to explore. In places the scenery is stunning, the sheer size of the place and vast areas of wildness […]
Uruguay
Sunday 9 December 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina to Montevideo, Uruguay – 270 miles Today we travel to Uruguay. We will take a ferry across the river Plate from Buenos Aires to Colonia in Uruguay. Some months ago Alastair had been invited to lunch and asked myself and Rob to join him. A friend of one […]
Buenos Aires
Saturday 8 December 2018, Sierra de la Ventana to Buenos Aires – 350 miles Today I rode into Buenos Aires, the city I would fly home from in a few short days. After an early start the group met for lunch and rode together for the last 70 miles to our city hotel. A group […]
A remote museum
A double check was needed to make sure it wasn’t a real dog Friday 7 December 2018 Viedma to Sierra de la Ventana, Argentina – 227 miles Heading further North there was much more evidence of modern agriculture. The desert we had been riding through for several days was behind us. It was a more […]