New Zealand
Day 715 – 24MAR08: Sydney -> Christchurch (air)
Day 716 – 25MAR08: Christchurch
Day 717 – 26MAR08:
Christchurch -> Rakaia Gorge (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 83
Time on bike : 3h 46m
Brutto time: 15.10 – 19.20
Avg : 21.9 km/h
Max.speed: 55.7
Total (km) : 27.950
Day 718 – 27MAR08:
Rakaia Gorge -> Kimbell (wild camp, yarn)
Distance (km) : 140
Time on bike : 7h 31m
Brutto time: 08.55 – 19.30
Avg : 18.6 km/h
Max.speed: 61.8
Total (km) : 28.090
Day 719 – 28MAR08:
Kimbell -> Twizel (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 93
Time on bike : 5h 40m
Brutto time: 09.20 – 18.00
Avg : 16.4 km/h
Max.speed: 59.6
Total (km) : 28.182
Day 720 – 29MAR08:
Twizel -> Mt. Cook Village
Day 721 – 30MAR08:
Mt. Cook Tramping
Day 722 – 31MAR08:
Twizel -> Oamaru (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 155
Time on bike : 7h 18m
Brutto time: 11.00 – 20.00
Avg : 21.8 km/h
Max.speed: 49.2
Total (km) : 28.344
Day 723 – 01APR08:
Oamaru -> Palmerston (camper van, free)
Distance (km) : 70
Time on bike : 4h 48m
Brutto time: 11.30 – 18.00
Avg : 14.6 km/h
Max.speed: 61.7
Total (km) : 28.414
Day 724 – 02APR08:
Palmerston -> Dunedin (backpacker’s)
Distance (km) : 60
Time on bike : 4h 20m
Brutto time: 09.55 – 16.30
Avg : 13.8 km/h
Max.speed: 51.3
Total (km) : 28.475
Day 725 – 03APR08:
Dunedin (rest day)
Day 726 – 04APR08:
Dunedin -> Nugget Point (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 122
Time on bike : 7h 26m
Brutto time: 10.30 – 20.00
Avg : 16.3 km/h
Max.speed: 78.3 (yihaa!)
Total (km) : 28.596
Day 727 – 05APR08:
Nugget Point -> Waikawa Bay (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 88
Time on bike : 5h 30m
Brutto time: 10.00 – 18.30
Avg : 15.9 km/h
Max.speed: 66.5
Total (km) : 28.684
Day 728 – 06APR08:
Waikawa Bay -> Invercargill (hostel)
Distance (km) : 88
Time on bike : 5h 33m
Brutto time: 11.00 – 17.30
Avg : 15.8 km/h
Max.speed: 50.0
Total (km) : 28.772
Day 729 – 07APR08:
Invercargill (rest day)
Day 730 – 08APR08:
Invercargill -> Tuatapere (hostel)
Distance (km) : 86
Time on bike : 4h 46m
Brutto time: 10.25 – 16.00
Avg : 18.0 km/h
Max.speed: 43.8
Total (km) : 28.858
Day 731 – 09APR08:
Tuatapere (rest day)
Day 732 – 10APR08:
Tuatapere -> Te Anau (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 103
Time on bike : 6h 05m
Brutto time: 11.00 – 18.00
Avg : 17.0 km/h
Max.speed: 57.6
Total (km) : 28.962
Day 733 – 11APR08:
Te Anau -> Milford Sound (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 123
Time on bike : 7h 40m
Brutto time: 08.35 – 19.00
Avg : 16.1 km/h
Max.speed: 74.8 !
Total (km) : 29.085
Day 734 – 12APR08:
Milford Sound -> Upper Eglinton (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 33
Time on bike : 1h 44m
Brutto time: 15.00 – 17.15
Avg : 19.1 km/h
Max.speed: 67.6
Total (km) : 29.118
Day 735 – 13APR08:
Upper Eglinton -> Te Anau (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 76
Time on bike : 3h 45m
Brutto time: 11.00 – 16.00
Avg : 20.0 km/h
Max.speed: 49.2
Total (km) : 29.194
Day 736 – 14APR08:
Te Anau -> Garston (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 109
Time on bike : 5h 15m
Brutto time: 10.15 – 17.00
Avg : 20.7 km/h
Max.speed: 49.2
Total (km) : 29.304
Day 737 – 15APR08:
Garston -> Queenstown (hostel)
Distance (km) : 66
Time on bike : 3h 20m
Brutto time: 09.10 – 14.00
Avg : 20.0 km/h
Max.speed: 57.6
Total (km) : 29.371
Day 738 – 16APR08:
Queenstown rest day
Day 739 – 17APR08:
Queenstown -> Wanaka (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 82
Time on bike : 5h 20m
Brutto time: 10.25 – 17.00
Avg : 15.6 km/h
Max.speed: 63.1
Total (km) : 29.452
Day 740 – 18APR08:
Wanaka -> Pleasant Flat (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 99
Time on bike : 6h 0m
Brutto time: 09.00 – 17.30
Avg : 16.5 km/h
Max.speed: 66.3
Total (km) : 29.551
Day 741 – 19APR08:
Pleasant Flat -> Lake Paringa (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 98
Time on bike : 5h 10m
Brutto time: 09.00 – 16.45
Avg : 18.8 km/h
Max.speed: 58.4
Total (km) : 29.649
Day 742 – 20APR08:
Lake Paringa -> Fox Glacier (wild camp, rugby field)
Distance (km) : 80
Time on bike : 4h 17m
Brutto time: 09.45 – 16.00
Avg : 18.8 km/h
Max.speed: ?
Total (km) : 29.730
Day 743 – 21APR08:
Fox Glacier -> Franz Josef Glacier (hostel)
Distance (km) : 33
Time on bike : 2h 10m
Brutto time: 07.55 – 14.00
Avg : 15.3 km/h
Max.speed: 57.6
Total (km) : 29.762
Day 744 – 22APR08:
Franz Josef Glacier rest / walking day
Day trip: 10 km
Day 745 – 23APR08:
Franz Josef Glacier -> Hari Hari (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 65
Time on bike : 3h 42m
Brutto time: 13.00 – 17.00
Avg : 17.6 km/h
Max.speed: 52.7
Total (km) : 29.837
Day 746 – 24APR08:
Hari Hari -> Greymouth (hostel, world class)
Distance (km) : 116
Time on bike : 6h 25m
Brutto time: 09.30 – 17.00
Avg : 18.0 km/h
Max.speed: 48.7
Total (km) : 29.953
Day 747 – 25APR08:
Greymouth (daytrip: 12 km)
Day 748 – 26APR08:
Greymouth -> Westport (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 103
Time on bike : 5h 42m
Brutto time: 09.10 – 17.30
Avg : 18.1 km/h
Max.speed: 54.3
Total (km) : 30.068!
Day 749 – 27APR08:
Westport -> Murchison (wild camp, memorial park)
Distance (km) : 101
Time on bike : 5h 55m
Brutto time: 09.30 – 17.10
Avg : 17.0 km/h
Max.speed: 56.7
Total (km) : 30.169
Day 750 – 28APR08:
Murchison -> Nelson (family acc, campervan!)
Distance (km) : 122
Time on bike : 6h 32m
Brutto time: 08.30 – 17.15
Avg : 16.6 km/h
Max.speed: 65.3
Total (km) : 30.291
Day 751 – 29APR08:
Nelson rest day
Day 752 – 30APR08:
Nelson -> Collingwood/Golden Bay -> Nelson (free ride)
Day 753 – 01MAY08:
Nelson rest day
Day 754 – 02MAY08:
Nelson -> Picton (hostel)
Distance (km) : 114
Time on bike : 6h 20m
Brutto time: 11.00 – 18.00 (dark already!)
Avg : 18.0 km/h
Max.speed: 69.8!
Total (km) : 30.419
Day 755 – 03MAY08:
Picton (South Isl.) -> Wellington (North Isl.) (ferry, hostel)
Distance (km) : 6
Total (km) : 30.425
Day 756 – 04MAY08:
Wellington
Day 757 – 05MAY08:
Wellington
Day 758 – 06MAY08:
Wellington
Day 759 – 07MAY08:
Wellington
Day 760 – 08MAY08:
Wellington
Day 761 – 09MAY08:
Wellington -> Palmerston North (private acc.)
Distance (km) : 99
Time on bike : 5h 29m
Brutto time: 09.15 – 18.45
Avg : 18.0 km/h
Max.speed: 59.4
Total (km) : 30.531
Day 762 – 10MAY08:
Caving south-east of Palmerston North
Day 763 – 11MAY08:
Palmerston North
Day 764 – 12MAY08:
Palmerston North -> Wanganui (private acc.)
Distance (km) : 76
Time on bike : 3h 44m
Brutto time: 12.00 – 16.45
Avg : 20.4 km/h
Max.speed: 48.9
Total (km) : 30.608
Day 765 – 13MAY08:
Wanganui -> National Park (private house)
Distance (km) : 127
Time on bike : 7h 50m
Brutto time: 08.30 – 18.00
Avg : 16.2 km/h
Max.speed: 56.7
Total (km) : 30.735
Day 766 – 14MAY08:
0 km. Rest day in National Park Village.
Day 767 – 15MAY08:
Tongariro Crossing. 23 km trekking.
Day 768 – 16MAY08:
National Park -> Taupo (hostel)
Distance (km) : 104
Time on bike : 5h 13m
Brutto time: 10.45 – 16.45
Avg : 20.0 km/h
Max.speed: 64.0
Total (km) : 30.842
Day 769 – 17MAY08:
Day 770 – 18MAY08:
Taupo rest day
Day 771 – 19MAY08:
Taupo -> Rotorua (hostel)
Distance (km) : 87
Time on bike : 4h 33m
Brutto time: 09.10 – 17.15
Avg : 19.0 km/h
Max.speed: 48.5
Total (km) : 30.964
Day 772 – 20MAY08:
Rotorua rest day
Day 773 – 21MAY08:
Day 774 – 22MAY08:
Rotorua -> Ohope, Whakatane (private)
Distance (km) : 103
Time on bike : 5h 27m
Brutto time: 10.30 – 17.00
Avg : 18.8 km/h
Max.speed: 66.5
Total (km) : 31.118
Day 775 – 23MAY08:
Day 776 – 24MAY08:
Ohope -> East Cape -> Ohope (by car)
Day 777 – 25MAY08:
0 km etc.
Day 778 – 26MAY08:
Ohope -> Mt. Maunganui (hostel)
Distance (km) : 102
Time on bike : 4h 10m
Brutto time: 10.05 – 15.15
Avg : 24.0! km/h
Max.speed: 64.3
Total (km) : 31.220
Day 779 – 27MAY08:
Mt. Maunganui -> Waihi (private)
Distance (km) : 71
Time on bike : 3h 49m
Brutto time: 08.30 – 14.15
Avg : 18.5 km/h
Max.speed: 56.6
Total (km) : 31.291
Day 780 – 28MAY08:
Waihi -> Tairua (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 72
Time on bike : 4h 0m
Brutto time: 10.55 – 17.00
Avg : 18.0 km/h
Max.speed: 58.2
Total (km) : 31.363
Day 781 – 29MAY08:
Tairua -> Opito (private back yard camp)
Distance (km) : 79
Time on bike : 4h 57
Brutto time: 08.50 – 17.15
Avg : 15.9 km/h
Max.speed: 61.5
Total (km) : 31.442
Day 782 – 30MAY08:
0 km etc.
Day 783 – 31MAY08:
Opito -> Tapu (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 76
Time on bike : 5h 10
Brutto time: 09.30 – 17.00
Avg : 14.7 km/h
Max.speed: 81.0!
Total (km) : 31.518
Day 784 – 01JUN08:
Tapu -> Clevedon (sports club camp)
Distance (km) : 111
Time on bike : 6h 18m
Brutto time: 08.25 – 16.00
Avg : 17.8 km/h
Max.speed: 49.4
Total (km) : 31.630
Day 785 – 02JUN08:
Clevedon -> Auckland (private)
Distance (km) : 46
Time on bike : 3h 16m
Brutto time: 09.30 – 14.00
Avg : 14.1 km/h
Max.speed: 63.6
Total (km) : 31.676
Day 786 – 03JUN08:
Day 787 – 04JUN08:
Day 788 – 05JUN08:
Day 789 – 06JUN08:
Day 790 – 07JUN08:
Day 791 – 08JUN08:
Day 792 – 09JUN08:
Auckland, NZ -> Niutoua, Tonga (air and bike, wild camp)
Distance (km) : 31
Time on bike : 2h 27m
Brutto time: 13.00 – 17.30
Avg : 12.6 km/h
Max.speed: 51.3
Total (km) : 31.771
