Month: December 2025
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Day 4 – Summit Rd in Reverse
Today is Saturday and I decided that between the flat, sandy coastal paths, and the solid climbs to the south of Christchurch, I prefer the climbs and the views! Go figure 🙂 To mix it up a bit I planned a route that went directly to Dyers Pass Rd, up the climb to Summit Rd
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Day 3 – Gravel, Wetlands, and Coastline
After yesterday’s tiring ride I decided to take a flat route and go north up past the airport before turning east and seeking out gravel tracks. Early on in the ride the gravel was pretty good for the most part, taking me through forests and through rural scenery past fields of cows. The first “memory”
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Day 2 – Christchurch is flat… Not!
I was up at the crack of dawn so headed down to breakfast early. Let me just say that this was the best breakfast I have ever had, at ANY Hilton-owned hotel. The experience was more like a 5-star hotel in a major city. I spent over an hour, grazing on many of the food
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Arriving in New Zealand
Flight into Auckland (AKL) It’s nearly 8,000 miles from Houston (IAH) to Auckland, and although the scheduled flight time is 14 hours 35 minutes, your flight time will vary… In my case we routed a lot further north than planned almost over flying Los Angles, which made our flight time closer to 15 hours. Air
