Hello everybody,
There is some chance that I'll be in NZ next jan, for about a month. My present plan is to spend about a week for trekking, than rent a bike in Christchurch and to go up to the North Island. Of course I am gathering more info to plan carefully all the details for several months, but there are some questions still opened.
The reports I read confused me, because it is always necessary to filter the content according to the writer's background, and doing that is not always easy. At first, with some haughtiness I gave no importance to the complaints of *some* reports by Italians about rainfall, since Italy is getting dry and dry year after year, and rainfall is poor on average. But I downloaded NZ rainfall charts and discovered that in S.I. rainfall in the driest zones is abundant in any case and, even worse, a friend of mine who is a biker and visited NZ told me that if he were me he would never attempt to roam by bike in south island during the period I'll be there -in fact he preferred to rent a car.
His words were more or less as a sad verdict for me . My concern is that I have no way to get my own opinion. An inhabitant of west side of S.I. should be used to extreme rainfall and that he considers to be normal would be a nightmare for me.
So, what could I do? Do I resign and rent a car for S.I. leaving bike tour for the N.I. or it is still possible to enjoy the S.I. by bike? I have no problems driving when raining, I always made my tours with backpack and tent, and believe to be easy-fitting. I know that I'll meet rain while roaming. But even if I'd like to move to NZ it is possible that this one will be my only visit of NZ. I'd like to come back home with a good feeling and satisfied to have enjoyed the places.
Any advice is most welcome!
Cheers
Apx.
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