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Golden Bay, Collingwood NZ
Here I did a short trip from Nelson, via Kaiteriteri. There I took a water taxi (Abel Tasman Shuttles) to Totaranui. From there is a road through the Abel Tasman National Park which leads to Takaka, Collingwood and the rest of Golden Bay… AND you can avoid the crazy Takaka Hill!
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Tour around lake Constance
Dies war eine entspannte 3 Tages Tour von Ravensburg über das Allgäu, Lindau, Bregenz und das Schweizer Südufer. Ein kurze Bootsfahrt brachte mich von Steckborn nach Hemmenhofen, von wo aus ich zurück via Radolfzell, Überlingen, Salem und Markdorf nach Ravensburg gefahren bin.
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Day 16: from Picton to Nelson
I did this part in the end of my journey and not in the beginning, since I was returning back to Nelson from Bluff / Invercargill / Queenstown by shuttle and rental car. From Picton to Nelson you have only two bad choices.. either you cycle on the SH6 which is very busy with Log-Trucks…
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Day 15: Winton to Bluff
This was the last leg on my journey from Nelson to Bluff, roughly 1200 Km, therefore I was relatively exhausted but happy to have reached the final Destination, which was Bluff. From there I continued onwards straight to Stewart Island since I didn’t want to stay in Bluff since I couldn’t find a suitable accommodation…
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Day 14: Mossburn to Winton
Having a lot of headwind I didn’t go very far on this 2nd to last leg towards Bluff, the ultimate destination of my journey.. Accommodation: Winton Railway Hotel
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Day 13: Queenstown to Mossburn
This was a particular long day since I had to catch the “staff-boat” from RealNZ from Queenstown to Walter Peak early 7 am in the morning. When I arrived on the other side of the lake the nice big café was still closed unfortunately. So I had to cycle 117 km further in a desperate…
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Day 12: Wanaka to Queenstown
On this section I crossed the crown range, which is the highest sealed road in New Zealand with an altitude of 1000m. A impressive ride with beautiful views down to Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown.
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Day 11: Lake Hawea to Wanaka
This section was along the beautiful shoreline of Lake Hawea and Lake Wanaka. Recommendation: Pembroke Pâtisserie | Artisan Bakery, Albert Town | Wanaka
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Day 10: Haast to Makarora Country Café
After a nice stay in the township of Haast I contiued over the strenious Haast Pass torwards Lake Hawea. Along the way there were some nice stops… waterfalls and cafes… Accomodations: Haast Wilderness Backpackers & Makarora Country Café
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Day09: Lake Peringa to Haast
On that Day I decided to have a rather short day on the bike and ended up staying in the remote but beautiful settlement of Haast. With a supermarket, restaurant and some accommodation it has all that the cyclist heart needs..