Hi all,
We are almost leaving for our trip to New Zealand.
We are going to bike for 3 months and use the Tour Aotearoa as guide but certainly are not sticking to this (there are just so many beautiful routes there :)).
It will be an adventure with a 4 year old, so our tempo will be decided by her.
We already did some bike packing/bicycle touring in Europe but this is a first time this long.
We start in Auckland and will have 3 cardboard boxes for bicycles so if anyone can use them send me DM (we land 31st of December late in the evening), we will take the boxes to the airport hotel we booked, so pick up there is probably easiest.
If there are tips things we need to see or routes we absolutely have to do let us know. We are very excited (and a bit nervous) to start and bike the beautiful Aotearoa.
by Sennevds
3 Comments
Why is baby face blurred?
On your way back you might be able to get bike boxes from air new zealand.
I got mine from them for 15 dollar after returning from the sounds2sounds but I was flying with them but they didn’t ask me for a boarding ticket.
They where superfriendly btw!
The bike dimensions were 140cm x 80cm x 30cm and a perfect fit for my Surly Ogre L with the fro front wheel removed.
Make sure your bikes (tyres!) are squeeky clean when you enter the country. Aside from regular security everyone has to pass biosecurity and they’re very strict!
Enjoy the trip of your lifetime and spend more time in the south than the north!
Gonna be honest it sounds rough on the 4 yo. How do they stay entertained while your cycling for hours? While you’re pedalling and exerting energy they only get to sit. Maybe it gets balanced out when you’re stopped or maybe I’m overlooking something. Hope it’s a great time