Thinking of going to New Zealand -- I need help!

[Ratti]

Ah, the South... you will not regret it. Would love to ride with/host you. Plenty of sheds/bikes. Rural location (10 acres/4 hectares) 5 minutes from village. Best homegrown steak.

buggar..If I'd known that I'd have dodged work for a few days and wandered down with Jose and Pilar!. O - that's right, bike still at the mechanics. bother.

[Spanish Beemer]

Ah, the South... you will not regret it. Would love to ride with/host you. Plenty of sheds/bikes. Rural location (10 acres/4 hectares) 5 minutes from village. Best homegrown steak.

Hi Oldstuff!! Thanks a lot!! It will be nice to meet and ride!! Impatient to try that steak!! jaja. We will let you know when closer

Cheers from Nelson

We are just enjoying New Zealand

Jose and Pilar

https://www.facebook.com/AventurasEnMoto

[Spanish Beemer]

Rest day in Kaikoura, beautiful views of the snowed mountains so close the the sea.

Tomorrow we will head through Arthurs Pass to the west coast

Cheers

Jose and Pilar

[cynna]

are you doing any of the gravel roads here or sticking to the sealed roads?

[Spanish Beemer]

So far we have done sealed roads but have applied for permits for Molesworth

What other do you recommend?? We plan Skyppers, Dansey…

Thanks for the info

Jose

[cynna]

from chch theres the lees valley which is a good day trip, or lots of gravel around banks pennisula

if im heading south from failie i normally go down mackenzie pass to hakamatea pass which takes you to kurow then onto danseys pass

are you coming back to chch after arthurs pass? maybe post on this thread and someone may be able to show you round

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...urch-Adv-rides

and ADVGD on here has a good site with lots of info about the tracks
http://www.adventureguide.co.nz/

[Spanish Beemer]

Thanks a lot Cynna!

We will check that area on our way back north, after the west coast, go down to Bluff, Catlin, Mount cook, Christchurh and then north back to North Island, need to be in Auckland around the 26-27 to arrange the shipping of the bike to South Africa

Ii will be great to meet up with other kiwi bikers

Cheers

Jose
https://www.facebook.com/AventurasEnMoto

[Spanish Beemer]

Too bad!! We applied for permit to ride the Molesworth and they denied us, they say the road will be opened on October 25, too late for us, we will be in Auckland getting the bike ready to ship.

We had heard good ting of this road!!

Jose

[Spanish Beemer]

Hi there,

Otago Peninsula, Catlins and Milford Sound has been just great!! incredible riding with beautiful weather, now in Queenstown!!

Awesome NZ!!

Cheers

Jose

[leathel]

some great scenery down that area all right....and good roads and some great out of the way places on the back roads as well

[Spanish Beemer]

some great scenery down that area all right....and good roads and some great out of the way places on the back roads as well

Skypper Road and the road to Glenorchy have been great!!!

Tomorrow riding to Mount Cook!!

Cheers

[Spanish Beemer]

free stay in Oxford if you make it to South Island

Thanks a lot for your hospitality Simon!! awesome steak, well cooked!!!

Nice ride around Akaroa Peninsula!!

Keep heading north!!

Cheers

Jose and Pilar

[Spanish Beemer]

Hi guys,

Made it to Johanesburg some days ago!! Tomorrow we will start the ride towards Cape Town and then north to Spain in 4 or 5 months.

It was a real pleasure to enjoy New Zealand, riding was great but people was even better, we will come back for sure.

Thanks a lot for your help

Cheers

Jose and Pilar
https://www.facebook.com/AventurasEnMoto

[leathel]

And you were going to bypass us

Good to here you enjoyed New Zealand, well worth the extra stop then by the sounds of it

[Fern]

Hi

I met with Jose and Pilar last year when I rode from UK to here, we met in Iran, Kygystan China and Pakistan..

I moved to Auckland before they arrived, and managed to catch up with them just before they left Auckland for South Africa.

They told me what a wonderful reception they had down south, and how good it was to stay with people that offered.. I'm so glad they decided to come to NZ and not miss it out!

So thank you everyone for making them so welcome!

I'll be following their tracks and heading to South Island on the 27th Dec.. Perhaps the weather might be slightly warmer!

Cheers Folks

Fern