Day: November 16, 2016

Cycling day 2: Alexandra to Omakau - 12 November 2016 We woke to quite dark skies and heavy rain overnight but everyone keeps telling us that it doesn't rain very much in this area. It's looking very green everywhere so it's been quite a wet season so far. Apparently the average rainfall is only 300mls …

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Cycling tourism The Central Otago Rail Trail on New Zealand's South Island, has been on our to-do list for quite some time now. It's simply a disused rail corridor which has been turned into a trail for cyclists and  walkers. The land was owned by the railways, so years later after the trains had stopped …

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