Lightening the Load

After 1,200+ kilometres in Northland, I was anxious to lighten my load. But when it came to it, all I could find to jettison was a mudguard, the second of my inner tube spares, a spanner, anti chaffing cream, a solitary tyre lever, a foldup day pack, the instruction manual for my camera and a pair of socks. All up, perhaps a kilo.

CYCLE TOUR - WHAT TO TAKE

November 14th 2009
Everything Including the Kitchen Sink Gentle Readers, With the ride about to resume, I have been sorting through my gear and preparing for the next leg to Taupo and Wellington. By now you will be so filled with enthusiasm for your own cycle trips that I have decided to provide you with a handy-to-use inventory. In other words, what to take. Right Front Pannier Sleeping ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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