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Thank you for a very helpful overview of cycling in NZ. Can you comment a bit more on the prevailing wind direction and the advantages etc. of cycling from north to south or vice-versa?
Milford Sound was neat but was thinking it would be very difficult to cycle there, some steep mountains and lots of tourist traffic there(including me). North Island, did you make it to Hobbittown?
if I had had the time to go to milford sound, I probably would have book a tour out of queenstown, or biked as close as possible before booking a bus/tour to get there. And idk about hobbittown! I went central from Wellington to Auckland, did the Timber Trail etc.
If you want to avoid sandflies in the South Island west coast, the best time of year is autumn, none around then and weather is usually pretty settled also
My wife and I traveled through Haast? in late February 2013 and the bugs were horrible. And I am assuming you mean NZ autumn. Loved the South Island but that area was our least favorite. 🤷♂️
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This was great info I’m riding solo on the South Island in Feb 2025. Thanks
Thank you for a very helpful overview of cycling in NZ. Can you comment a bit more on the prevailing wind direction and the advantages etc. of cycling from north to south or vice-versa?
All I know is that the vast majority of people bike north to south, not south to north!
Milford Sound was neat but was thinking it would be very difficult to cycle there, some steep mountains and lots of tourist traffic there(including me). North Island, did you make it to Hobbittown?
if I had had the time to go to milford sound, I probably would have book a tour out of queenstown, or biked as close as possible before booking a bus/tour to get there. And idk about hobbittown! I went central from Wellington to Auckland, did the Timber Trail etc.
If you want to avoid sandflies in the South Island west coast, the best time of year is autumn, none around then and weather is usually pretty settled also
My wife and I traveled through Haast? in late February 2013 and the bugs were horrible. And I am assuming you mean NZ autumn. Loved the South Island but that area was our least favorite. 🤷♂️
if i'm ever back in new zealand I will keep this noted in my head!
I realised watching this that you rode past my house... in the middle of absolutely nowhere....
that's hilarious!