Route 850km
Checking the Map before we start off on our trip in Rangiora
Cust? ard? omer?
What the?
Viv and Mike called by on their awesome Triumph
Staring up at the start of Porters Pass
Looking back down Porters - very very hard uphill!
Phew!
Us at Castle Hill Rocks
Lake Pearson
Arriving at the village
Taking a break before the final push to the summit
Yay!
The reward - the downhill
The viaduct
Camping at Lake Brunner
Lake Brunner
Foggy, hazy sunrise at Lake Brunner
Had to stop for some new spokes in Greymouth...
Bike undergoing wheel repairs
Stopping in Greymouth was a good excuse for dinner at the Speights Ale House
Yet another broken spoke (6th new spoke)
A quick stop in Hokitika
The Ross hotel, a great spot to camp...
The lush greenery of the west coast
Stopping for a quick rest
They bread them big!!!
Lake Ianthe
Sandy at Lake Ianthe
Approaching the one bigger hill of the day...
Lake Wahapo
Sandy taking a break at Lake Wahapo
Raining morning at our campground in Franz Joseph
On the road later in the morning after the rain cleared
The seaside at Bruce Bay
Looking North along the coast at Bruce Bay
The entrance to the DOC campsite at Lake Paringa
Camping at Lake Paringa (with vast numbers of sandflies)
A few of the vast numbers of sandflies taking refuge on our tent!
A keen salmon fisherman heading into the morning mist on Lake Paringa
Mist starting to clear on Lake Paringa
Lake Moeraki
Coastal view from Knight's Point
Taking a break with a bus load of tourists at Knight's Point
Approaching Haast
Leaving Haast toward the Pass
One of the many rivers crossed
Taking a photo break
View North from Pleasant Flat
Gates of Haast, the road gets quite steep from here...
Another spoke repair at the summit of the Haast Pass
Measuring up to the local traffic in Makarora
Taking a break on route to Wanaka
View of Lake Wanaka
The moon setting over Lake Wanaka
Lake Hawea
Coffee in Wanaka
Eating donuts and enjoying the view at the top of the Crown Range road
Queenstown
Packing our trailer for shipping back to Wellington
Trailer packed and ready to go (assisted by Ryan)
Lea, Ryan and Carl in Queenstown
Packing the tandem for flight
Ready for boarding
The tandem boarding
