How much time do you need to cycle New Zealand? Seriously, a lifetime isn’t enough time to see everything. But this is what we managed to squeeze in in our 6 weeks! Our Six Week New Zealand Route We planned out a very rough schedule and route before we started […]
The Tongariro crossing is one of New Zealand’s most popular day hikes. What drew us to visit was Mount Doom. Mount Ngauruhoe is used in the Lord Of The Rings filming as mount doom. Cast it into the fire! It’s in the middle of the north island within a protected national park and not to be missed during your visit to NZ.
It’s happening… We are finally doing it. Our flight out to Auckland from Toronto is tomorrow and we couldn’t be more excited. It has been a bucket list item for a few years now and we are finally checking it off our list. What am I talking about? Six weeks […]
Foreword: This hotel. Was fucking. Evil. I’m surprised we didn’t die. John reminisces how the hallway to the laundry room was flooded with the lights out. He recalls thinking, “Matti’s going to get fucking murdered”. John’s whole thesis was that between the two of us, I would be the one […]
Foreword: I’m just gonna transcribe for John for this one: John: “I should have gone to the movie. Biggest regret of the trip” Me: “Why John, WHY!?” John: “Listening to Herman talk for another two hours. That’s what it was. Not actual conversation, just listening to him talk. He talked […]
Foreword: Delusional much? This is a classic example of manic Matti. We didn’t have too many people reading our posts regularly, but I for whatever reason figured people would want to claim crappy souvenirs of coal and copper from an old mine. Not sure what I did with them, but […]
Foreword: Looking back, this was probably the toughest day of cycling for the trip – partially because it was one of our first days. The distance was around 120km through some of the steepest roads in Canada. During the winter months, the Coquihalla Highway is one the most hazardous and […]
Foreword: Bwahaha as if Kailen read this update! My dear childhood friend Kailen has proudly proclaimed that he has never even read a book. Kailen: you did not read this, and you still aren’t reading this. You will probably never read this. Which is why I can shame you for […]
Foreword: I look incredibly young in these pictures. At the time I would have been 25, but I more like an infant. Also, what’s with my hatred of Scarborough? Now that I no longer live in Scarborough, I kind of miss it. Why exactly, I do not know – it’s […]
Foreword: This was the first true update on the actual cycling component of our trip. The pictures are awful. Oh god, I described a beer as “foresty”? What does that even mean? Did I mean piney? I think this is going to be more a reflection on my writing than […]