Touring around New Zealand

[Thump]

very Nice

 

[Doerengone]

NZ has the scenery eh. Naais bike H.

 

[nreyneke]

great stuff!!!  :thumleft:

 

[cloudgazer]

NZ is beautiful thats for sure.

Great pics.
:thumleft:

 

[Brandt]

Subscribe

 

[bradleys]

Still waiting,lekker report and pics.

 

[DOOM]

More???????????
Weekends over!
If I stay next to the computer waiting
for you the mozzies will kill me

 

[newguy]

sell me your g/s and I'll finish it... :biggrin:


my bad. will get to it again tomorrow.

 

[DOOM]

Don't joke.
Wife wants to go to beach holiday
next year.
Will have to choose between
the R80 or 1200s

 

[funacide]

Really nice report. So nice to see another part of the world that I have not had a chance to visit yet.

Where is the next installment :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

 

[newguy]

So it's off to Queenstown 

As 95% of the days this one also starts off nice and cloudy. It's not too cold though and as per usual I'm stoked to be on the road.
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The pass going over to Queenstown takes you on the highest road in NZ. The view is great and one lone wind swept tree marks the spot.
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Queenstown is a real classic beautifull town. It's really clean and full of hippies. I found myself broke and at one point  had only $5 to survive the weekend till the bank opens (I would find out later that the bank was open the whole weekend)
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I took some of my last cash and bought a cable car ticket.
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The lake has freshwater salmon and trout.
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Took some time to go and explore the local mountain trails
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with my low budget, the choice of food was obvious. Pilchards and bread. gave the bike some cover for the evening
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Cold through the night. apparently -2. Great sunrise in the cold though
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Went to do some exploring again today and decided to move camp to the other side of the lake. With all the luggage on the bike, the trail riding was quite a workout
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Got a nice place to setup camp for the night. awesome views are hard to miss
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Last walk into town to get to the bank. Petrol in the tank and ready to go to Dunedin on the lower East coast
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[Piston Pete]

Awesome...that's some wet & cold to the bones! Great pics  :thumleft:

 

[JC]

Awesome so ver, Queenstown laat my aan 'n koue Knysna dink.

nou wag ons vir die volgende ene  :thumleft:

 

[newguy]

Ek wonder hoe lank ek julle die keer gaan laat wag...

 

[nicovz]

Lekker :thumleft:

 

[DOOM]

Nice.
Didn't the solo thing get to you?

 

[nreyneke]

Lekker!!!  :thumleft:

 

[Mzee]

This world is a beautiful place.

 

[Hentie bm]

Baie nice  :thumleft:  :thumleft:

 

[BlueBull2007]

Excellent stuff Newguy! :hello2:

I cant wait for the next edition!

BTW why did you choose to do this trip in winter? Would it have been better in summer?