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Erlebnisse rund um's Tandem von Rana Gilgen & Moritz Kobel

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Category: New Zealand 2009/2010

Stopover in Hong Kong (return flight)

After a few hours flight we reached Hong Kong via Auckland.

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Overall conclusion New Zealand

From some notes and several drafts, we have now put together a summary for our whole trip.

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last hours in Christchurch

After the check-in we wait for our plane...

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Trip to Akaroa

With "light" luggage over the hills.

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Geraldine - Christchurch

Last days through the Canterbury Plains.

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Lake Tekapo - Geraldine

Short 90km to the edge of the Canterbury Plains.

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Day and night in Lake Tekapo

Another day break with a trip to Mount John at night.

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Lake Tekapo / Mount John

A hike up the local mountain of Lake Tekapo.

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Omarama - Twizel - Lake Tekapo

A short day stage followed by a very cold one.

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Wanaka - Omarama

Our "king stage" over the Lindis Pass.

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Wanaka for the second time

Since we liked it so much, we stayed a little longer than planned.

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Wanaka

Day trip to Puzzle World and Transport and Toy Mueseum.

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Arthurs Point - Wanaka

Drive along the highest paved road in New Zealand.

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Queenstown

Stay in the tourism capital of New Zealand.

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Cromwell - Arrowtown

Headwind and rain!

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Dunedin - wait...

Waiting and driving on the steepest road in the world.

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Otago Central Rail Trail

Three days of relatively easy tandem riding

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Dunedin - forest fire

We are stuck as a result of forest fire.

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McLean Falls - Pounawea

A strong tailwind accompanies us.

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Curio Bay - McLean Falls

Hector dolphins become seals

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Milton - Dunedin

Beautiful landscape, steep hills

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Pounawea - Milton

We are leaving the Catlins.

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Slope Point - Curio Bay

Beautiful, rust promoting campground.

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Dunedin

Leisurely shopping and museum visit.

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Doubtfull and Milford Sound

For us once a vacation of a different kind. Two guided bus and boat tours.

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Invercargill - Slope Point

The tandem tour continues!

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Christchurch - Dunedin

With the tandem (in the car) quite fast southward.

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Tandem and driver repaired

Back in Christchurch we prepare for the onward journey.

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Accident

After over 3200km of accident-free tandem riding, the trailer of a truck caught us. But luckily we got away with bruises and abrasions.

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Abel Tasman Kayak

Something for the poor for a change! A kayak tour.

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Richmond - Westport

Fast through the rain! 225km in three days.

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Wellington - Picton

Capital visit and crossing to the South Island

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Picton - Richmond

First south island stages, partly with a lot of rain :-(

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Conclusion North Island

We close our first conclusion after 1759km of tandem riding on the North Island of New Zealand

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Napier - Tractor Tour

Two rest days - city sightseeing and a Gannet Beach Adventure Tour with tractor and trailer.

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Wairoa - Napier

Exhausting two days with canyons, hills and a beautiful lake

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Masterton - Lower Hutt

Train ride from Masterton to Lower Hutt

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Napier - Masterton

Three day tour with a lot of wind!

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Gisborne - Wairoa

Two day tour with overnight stay in Morere Hot Springs

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Tikitiki - Tokomaru Bay

East Coast driving style and breadcrumbs

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Oruaiti - East Cape

Beautiful route and tandem horror

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Tolaga Bay - Gisborne

New pedal position and police contact

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East Cape - Tikitiki

First rays of sun from 2010

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Tokomaru Bay - Tolaga Bay

Short tandem tour and kiki desscode

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Rotorua

Christmas and Luge

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Rotorua - Ohope

Again over 90km, but with a lot of tailwind!

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Waihi - Te Puke

Tire change and search with over 90 day km

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Te Puke - Rotorua

Ascent to the plateau

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Ohope - Tirohanga

Short stage and finally new tires!

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Te Kaha - Oruaiti Beach

Short stage before a long and exhausting route

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Tirohanga - Te Kaha

First rain stage

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Cathedral Cove-Hot Water Beach

Small day trip to Cathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach.

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Waihi - Gold mine visit

In Waihi we visited the last operating gold mine in New Zealand.

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Hot Water Beach - Whangamata

Windy tandem tour and a beautiful campsite.

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Coromandel - Hot Water Beach

Exhausting 80km with ferry crossing.

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Miranda-Thames-Coromandel

A short day trip and one with a first repair.

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Christchurch-Auckland-Miranda

After the car ride to Auckland and a day trip, we now rode the tandem for the first day.

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Kiwi BBQ

Last Saturday we went to a real New Zealand Christmas barbecue.

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School graduation and exams

School is finished and the exams are written!

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Tandem complete, let's go!

Yesterday we received the last missing part and today it was installed.

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Scrambled eggs world record

Today, a fast food giant with the yellow M conducted a successful world record attempt for the largest scrambled egg.

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our route planning

In less than two weeks we will start!

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Flight with Southern DC3

Today we were able to fly with one of the last DC3s certified for passenger flight.

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Bärner Züpfe

How do you attract Swiss people in New Zealand? One (or woman) bakes a "Bärner Züpfe" and serves it at school during the big break.

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Windy 4.5 days tour

Actually, we planned a tour to Kaikoura, 180 km away. But due to the weather we had to shorten the tour.

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Gebbies Pass + Summit Road

Last Saturday we did a very strenuous day trip over Gebbies Pass and Summit Road.

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Hanmer Springs

On Labor Weekend we went to Leukerbad in New Zealand.

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TranzAlpine to Greymouth

As announced, we traveled by train last weekend from Christchurch on the east coast to Greymouth on the west coast.

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Our tandem is here!

Finally we have received our tandem. But this weekend we have planned without a bike tour yet.

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Tour over the Port Hills

Last Saturday we did a tandem tour over the hills south of Christchurch.

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first tandem

Judihui... we have a first tandem to test drive!

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Myth Greek Souvlakis

Greek taste experience in Christchurch.

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Food in New Zealand

frighteningly different but still somehow enjoyable...

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Canterbury vs Northland

Today we attended the Canterbury vs Northland rugby match together with other language students.

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first tandem successes

after a long search we found a store where we can try a tandem and one where we can buy one!

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(almost) naked aircraft personnel

It is not as lurid as in the title... From the cool flight safety film, we only learned afterwards that the flight attendants and the pilot were not wearing uniforms, but were only painted. We didn't even see that on the small screen. This (real!) film is part of a "Nothing to hide" campaign of Air New Zealand. Unlike other airlines, everything is included in the price = nothing to hide. The link to the movie is in the article.

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first school days

- wait like in the military
- rigorous Cambridge test
- New Zealand cell phone number
- Tandem search

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Arrived in Christchurch

Yesterday we finally arrived in Christchurch in the early afternoon.

On our trip we have put together some quiz questions for you: 

1. from which airport do you get the best catering?
- Zurich 
- London airport 
- Hong Kong 
- Auckland 
2. where is the best place to clean shoes? 
- at the recruit school 
- when entering New Zealand 
- at the scout camp 
3. why is one hour not enough to change planes in Auckland? 
- about 1km distance between the domestic and international terminal 
- The people from Biosecurity clean/check the tent and the shoes too long 
- At the beginning there were only 3 customs officers to check the passengers at the counter 
4. how many times will the luggage be checked in case of 2x change of planes? 
- 2x 
- 4x 
- 6x 
- 8x 
5. which airplane emergency info film is the best? 
- Swiss A330 
- AirNZ B777 
- AirNZ B737 
6. where did we get the first landing for a visit incl. pool use? 
- in London 
- in Hong Kong 
- in Auckland 
- in Christchurch 

The answers and our comments are then in the article....

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Stopover in Hong Kong

After a few hours flight we reached Hong Kong via London. (Update on 20.09 : two snapshots added)

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Two days left until departure

The cantonal event is over. A lot of things are already packed up.

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11 days until the flight

Soon the time will come and we will fly off!

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Our plans

We leave for Christchurch in the middle of September....

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