Yesterday we arrived at Wellington by train. The last few days we stayed at a backpackers in National Park Village where we sat and watched the rain and snow ruin our chances for a decent walk in the Tongariro Park.
We decided to not cycle the remaining 350 km to Wellington because we feared for Ella's and our safety on the too busy North Island roads. We realise that this changes the outlook of our challenge since we are not exactly cycling the full length of New Zealand. We do apologise sincerely to everyone who has supported us and made donations to Forest and Bird. We hope everyone will understand the reason for our taking public transport on the stretches where traffic is too dense; Ella's safety is more important than anything but we will continue our challenge to reach Bluff.
Sunday we will be taking the ferry to Picton and hopefully in the South Island traffic will be kinder to us.
Regards
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Hi Wouter, Vanessa and Ella,
ReplyDeleteSaw your report on TV One last night - sorry to hear of your issues cycling in NZ - I've lived here for a couple of years now, having emigrated from the UK, and have found that drivers are generally better than the UK, but the roads are generally a lot worse.
This may be a bit late to be of use for you, but here is a useful link to a map of cycling blackspots in the Wellington area - I imagine you may have found a few over the last week.
http://bit.ly/6Kmxno
I'll keep an eye out for some on the South Island.
Cheers, and hope your ride gets better down in the South!