We had read quite a lot about Waikouaiti. We decided to stay for a while and spend some time exploring the surrounding area. Before launching into our roadie adventures, firstly, a little about Waikouaiti. Where is Waikouaiti? Waikouaiti is a small settlement located in East Otago. It is surprisingly close to Dunedin and is within […]
Never seen it, never experienced it, never been there during – and that is………autumn in Arrowtown. Nothing screams autumn more than Arrowtown. “Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never watched them dancing on a windy day.” When Scotty says “you gotta go see the colours in Arrowtown” then it was a no brainer […]
Thomson Gorge Road – Dunstan Mountains The day after we ‘nailed the Nevis Valley’ (click on the previous blog here), the sun was still shining so we thought we’d conquer the Thomson Gorge Road. We decided to travel the road over the Dunstan Mountains from west to east. This meant we joined Thomson Gorge […]
Exploring Alexandra Alexandra was only a short drive from our camping spot at Pinders Pond near Roxburgh (46km). See our previous blog. We had our eyes on finishing off the Roxburgh Gorge Cycle Trail by cycling Alexandra to Doctors Point and return. More on this later in the blog. Alexandra has a bit of a […]
It was time to finish what we had started and explore the rest of The Catlins. We’ll call this blog Catlins – Part Three, which takes us to the northern end of the stretch of coastline. If you haven’t yet read my previous blogs, you can check them out here (Catlins – Part One and […]
This is Part Two in our journey to explore The Catlins. We want to do justice to this amazing area of New Zealand. The trick is to ‘rush it slowly’ and peel back the layers. Check out our Catlins – Part One here. We departed Niagara after a two-night stay and headed towards our next […]
The Catlins was an area we were ‘itching’ to get to explore. Okay, COVID 19 made us delay our trip, but we eventually had a window of opportunity to start our voyage of discovery. The Catlins is a spectacular coastal stretch between Invercargill and Balclutha. It has a rugged and untouched beauty that is quite […]
Moving towards Moeraki It was only about an hours drive for us to get to Moeraki from our camping spot at Awamoko (read the previous blog here). We decide to take the coastal road as we’d never travelled this road before. We’re so pleased we decided to take in the scenic route as it offered […]
Leaving Ohau B Canal According to the ‘Welcome to Waitaki’ sign, the Ohau B Canal is on the far side of the sign. If you check it out on Google Maps, it is still in Mackenzie District, not the Waitaki District. Either way, I included our stay at the Ohau B Canal in my Mackenzie […]
Winter in the Mackenzie District Some may think we’re daft heading towards the Mackenzie District during the onset of winter. The winter season in parts of the coldest area in the country is an experience that we didn’t want to miss. There is just so much to see in the Mackenzie District, in fact, there’s […]