Running, Cycle Touring and Roaming with Simple Living and Slow Travel
March 12 Well, Taupo was such a lovely little town and right beside the lake, that I had to start the day with a quick morning run, so out I went for a sharp 6km, with the lake beside me. Terrific. There were other walkers and runners around and we exchanged smiling “good mornings”. There... Continue Reading →
March 10-11 Our time in Wellington had come to an end and it was time to start freestylin’ on our own four wheels. We hopped on the bus and took ourselves out to Wellington Airport where we picked up our rental car and began our freestyle road trip. The first challenge was getting out of... Continue Reading →
March 8 Another day in NZ and a day to explore Wellington, “Windy Wellington” as it’s known and it was a bit breezy today, but warm enough. The people of NZ continue to delight and everyone has a touch of the Hobbit about them – very calm, very friendly and not a grumpy Orc to... Continue Reading →
March 7 Friday was a very early one, with a 5:00am start to be packed and checked out and heading off to the train station to catch the Northern Explorer train that would rail us down the island from Auckland to Wellington. Despite the early hour, our taxi arrived on time, our driver was smiling... Continue Reading →
March 6 What’s this? Had enough of New Zealand already and heading back to Tassie? To Devonport no less? No fear, we headed off to explore Auckland’s own Devonport and what a top spot it is. The day started in the best possible way though, with a sneaky 6km run through The Domain. This is... Continue Reading →
March 4-5, 2024 It was time to get back into the international saddle, so to speak. I haven’t been on an aeroplane or even in an airport since 2019 when Steve and I returned from our last European cycling adventure. It was with a mix of anticipation and anxiety that I once again took to... Continue Reading →
Saturday dawned and Saturday morning means one thing…Parkrun! Love me a Parkrun on a Saturday morning, especially if it’s a bit of Parkrun tourism and I get to try a new one in a different place. Parkrun is that free, volunteer run, 5km run or walk that happens all over the world on a Saturday... Continue Reading →
The next chapter of our mini Tassie road trip continues... Thankfully the possums hadn’t followed us and there were no more possy performances from above to keep us awake last night. We just had the cacophony of kookaburras to herald a new day, but at least they waited until 5:30 before they started laughing at... Continue Reading →
The young possum sat with nervous excitement on the edge of the branch, looking down at the roof. The older possum beside him, started massaging the youngun’s shoulders, then held a towel and mopped the young possum's brow. “This is what you’ve been training for son. It all comes down to this. I know you’ve... Continue Reading →
Well, it’s been a while! Time to get back in the saddle though and with a few days off, we decided to tootle off and explore a bit more of our own small island. The plan was to see some more of places we pass through but don’t explore, or to visit places we either... Continue Reading →
Run. Ride. Roam. 