In late 2013 and early 2014 I spent 5 weeks in New Zealand, about 3 weeks of which were spent riding my bicycle down the West Coast of the South Island and camping/hiking along the way.

New Zealand Local Beers

View from the cockpit

Making friends with the local Kea’s (Fox Glacier)

Mount Hercules, the first mountain pass

Packed on the bike (Lake Paringa)

Bunking down after a big day (Lake Paringa)

The mountains crying after a big downpour south of Haast

South of Haast. Swiss Tomas with his full pack (including surfboard)

I was travelling light in comparison

Our Lady of the River (Jacobs River)

Haast Pass

Haast to Makarora

Makarora to Wanaka

Wanaka

Impromptu sidewalk maintenance session (Wanaka)

Swimming off the heat (Wanaka)

Queenstown

The approach to Queenstown

Rhythm and Vines at New Years (Gisborne)

Tearing up the Fruju Slide (Gisborne)

Not making friends at the Tui brewery

Christchurch quake aftermath

Creative social expression following the Christchurch earthquake

Packed and ready to head home
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