kave
28th September 2008, 19:53
On the first day of January 2009 my wife and I are leaving Auckland for a month-long tour of New Zealand. We will be travelling two-up on my GSXR1100 (pics are on http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=82361 )
We are currently practicing riding two-up, and building our tolerances for longer distances on the bike.
I am posting up a rough outline of where we will be going, so if anyone wants to meet up and ride along for part of the journey, or feels like imparting some local knowledge on subjects such as:
**Which route to take/fun roads
**cheap places to eat/drink
**which local attractions are worth visiting
**best hot pools
Any advice would be much appreciated. The trip is going to be an epic journey, we are on the move most days...
Day One (1st of January)
Auckland to Omapere
Day Two (2nd of January)
Omapere to Cape Reinga then to Kerikeri
Day Three (3rd of January)
Kerikeri to Auckland
Day Four (4th of January)
Auckland
Day Five (5th of January)
Auckland to New Plymouth
Day Six (6th of January)
New Plymouth to Wellington
Day Seven (7th of January)
Wellington To Kaikoura
Day Eight (8th of January)
Kaikoura
Day Nine (9th of January)
Kaikoura to Reefton
Day Ten (10th of January)
Reefton to Christchurch
Day Eleven (11th of January)
Christchurch to Mt Cook
Day Twelve (12th of January)
Mt Cook to Dunedin
Day Thirteen (13th of January)
Dunedin to Balclutha
Day Fourteen (14th of January)
Balclutha to Invercargill
Day Fifteen (15th of January)
Invercargill to Stewart Island
Day Sixteen (16th of January)
Stewart Island
Day Seventeen (17th of January)
Stewart Island to Milford Sound
Day Eighteen (18th of January)
Milford Sound to Queenstown
Day Nineteen (19th of January)
Queenstown to Fox Glacier
Day Twenty (20th of January)
Fox Glacier to Nelson
Day Twenty-one (21st of January)
Nelson
Day Twenty-two (22nd of January)
Nelson to Wellington
Day Twenty-three (23rd of January)
Wellington to Whangamomona
Day Twenty-four (24th of January)
Whangamomona
Day Twenty-five (25th of January)
Whangamomona to Palmerston North
Day Twenty-six (26th of January
Palmerston North to Ohope
Day Twenty-seven (27th of January)
Ohope
Day Twenty-eight (28th of January)
Ohope to Auckland
And that will conclude our epic journey. We look forward to meeting as many Kiwibikers along the way as we possibly can.
We are currently practicing riding two-up, and building our tolerances for longer distances on the bike.
I am posting up a rough outline of where we will be going, so if anyone wants to meet up and ride along for part of the journey, or feels like imparting some local knowledge on subjects such as:
**Which route to take/fun roads
**cheap places to eat/drink
**which local attractions are worth visiting
**best hot pools
Any advice would be much appreciated. The trip is going to be an epic journey, we are on the move most days...
Day One (1st of January)
Auckland to Omapere
Day Two (2nd of January)
Omapere to Cape Reinga then to Kerikeri
Day Three (3rd of January)
Kerikeri to Auckland
Day Four (4th of January)
Auckland
Day Five (5th of January)
Auckland to New Plymouth
Day Six (6th of January)
New Plymouth to Wellington
Day Seven (7th of January)
Wellington To Kaikoura
Day Eight (8th of January)
Kaikoura
Day Nine (9th of January)
Kaikoura to Reefton
Day Ten (10th of January)
Reefton to Christchurch
Day Eleven (11th of January)
Christchurch to Mt Cook
Day Twelve (12th of January)
Mt Cook to Dunedin
Day Thirteen (13th of January)
Dunedin to Balclutha
Day Fourteen (14th of January)
Balclutha to Invercargill
Day Fifteen (15th of January)
Invercargill to Stewart Island
Day Sixteen (16th of January)
Stewart Island
Day Seventeen (17th of January)
Stewart Island to Milford Sound
Day Eighteen (18th of January)
Milford Sound to Queenstown
Day Nineteen (19th of January)
Queenstown to Fox Glacier
Day Twenty (20th of January)
Fox Glacier to Nelson
Day Twenty-one (21st of January)
Nelson
Day Twenty-two (22nd of January)
Nelson to Wellington
Day Twenty-three (23rd of January)
Wellington to Whangamomona
Day Twenty-four (24th of January)
Whangamomona
Day Twenty-five (25th of January)
Whangamomona to Palmerston North
Day Twenty-six (26th of January
Palmerston North to Ohope
Day Twenty-seven (27th of January)
Ohope
Day Twenty-eight (28th of January)
Ohope to Auckland
And that will conclude our epic journey. We look forward to meeting as many Kiwibikers along the way as we possibly can.