Daily Routes
Route Tue 28 April — Oamaru to Timaru
Today was a mix of flats, hills headwinds and tailwinds. All in all a good days ride.
Vaughan Fergusson
Daily Routes
Route Mon 27 April — Waikouaiti to Oamaru
A nice trip up the coast!
Daily Routes
Route Sun 26 April — Mosgiel to Waikouaiti
A hilly day, highest climb was 400m. Fun going down again tho :})
Cycling NZ uphill for a good cause
Can you help? I am cycling 2600km solo up the country. I am doing it all to get off of my arse and raise money for a good cause. I am raising the funds for TASC, a fantastic charitable trust based out of the Spinal Unit of Auckland’s Middlemore
Video Logs
Video log — Stewart Island to Dunedin
Here is the first official vlog of my trip. Starting in Auckland, I fly to Invercargill, bike to Bluff, ferry to Stewart Island, cycle to the southern most point, ferry back to Bluff, cycle to Gore, then to Balclutha, then to Dunedin (Mosgiel). Comments welcome, please!
Notes From The Bike
Week one — Stewart Island to Dunedin
I am officially on the road! I stood at the start of SH1, New Zealand’s longest road that goes from tail to tip. I stood and looked at the signpost that in one direction pointed to Stewart Island, from where I had just come, and in the other to
Daily Routes
Route Fri 24 April — Balclutha to Mosgiel
Here is today’s route. Not quite all the way to Dunedin but technically in Dunedin City.
Daily Routes
Route Thu 23 April — Gore to Balclutha
Daily Routes
Route Wed 22 April — Bluff to Gore
Today was Bluff (right from the start of SH 1) to Gore. Whew 96.8km all up. I felt like stopping right about the 60km mark. Pushed through it and what do you know. Bloody hell I am stoked.
Notes From The Bike
Getting to the start line
First day in the saddle. Well what a day. I started at 05:00am Monday loading my bike into the back of the car and heading for Auckland airport. After carefully negotiating the bike through the oversized baggage check-in, I headed for the gate sporting my bike gear. I
Getting Things Done
Geeking my ride with my mobile office
You know what they say, “You can take a geek away from his computer, but chances are it’s a laptop and he will take it with him.” When planning my ride up the country I wondered if I should just leave all the gadgets behind me for two months
Life
First video for NZ uphill — it’s-a-cheesy
Here is my first attempt at filming and editing on the go. I hope its not too cheesy. I am calling this the preview. The real footage starts April 20 and will be posted to http://nzuphill.8degrees.co.nz as I go. Anyone got any movie making tips?