Festivals, Flowers, Food & Friends.

Shimokawa is a fairly inconspicuous little town in the middle of Hokkaido. When I rode into town one dreary afternoon I had no idea I wouldn’t cycle out for another 5 days. But that was […]

Where do you get shrimps on the barbie? Where do you sit around a fire drinking beer and singing songs? Where do you get a fright as you ride over a snake in the middle […]

Last year on my ride around the South Island I ran out of time to cycle the Molesworth. So this remote high country station road was on the top of my list for this year. […]

I don’t like rain. Some people might say coming to NZ in autumn might not be the brightest idea. But I have been very lucky with the weather these past few months. I had lots […]