Continue Reading Ouch WARNING DON’T read if you get squeamish! I was being towed by dad behind his bike as the track had become STEEP! I…
Continue Reading Otago Rail Trail – DAY FIVE Last day of riding we woke to more snow on the mountains. Mum said it was snowing last night. It wasn’t raining…
Continue Reading Otago Rail Trail – DAY FOUR It’s raining it’s pouring and Paul is not longer snoring! Off for the day leaving from Ranfurly Hotel in drizzly rain heading…
Continue Reading Moa Moa was a giant flightless bird. Moas did not have any wing bones. The South Island giant moa was a very tall…
Continue Reading Otago Rail Trail – DAY THREE We had a bit of a sleep in then we were off for day three. Today we are riding from Oteuhea to…
Continue Reading Otago Rail Trail – DAY TWO Today we rode from Omakau to Oturhea 30km. Most of the ride was uphill I found it easy but mum and Grace…
Continue Reading Sleeping in straw bales! Tonight mum booked our first Airbnb! We are staying in a straw bale cottage built in 2012. It looks towards the Hawkdun…
Continue Reading Otago Rail Trail – DAY ONE Today we caught a bus from Queenstown to Clyde to start the Otago Rail Trail. The first European settlers in Central Otago…
Continue Reading Henry & Honky Henry and Honkey watched riders pass each day on the Otago Rail Trail. Henry noticed the owners had put a sign up saying…
Continue Reading Oops we did it again … Up early and off to the airport again!!! Queenstown airport was now open so we checked in our bags. Mum had been to Queenstown…