On the road again...North of South Tour

It's been a long time since my last post - work arrangements have prevented me from accruing sufficient leave to tour, something that has been very demotivating for me.

But now I have a month free to ride, and will be heading back to New Zealand in a few weeks. I plan to tour around the north of the South Island on a route similar to the one I posted previously.

Preparations are well under way, and the excitement is starting to build. Not long now.

Murphy's Law...

Touring EnZed last year I had plenty of time to think about mundane things while riding across the Southlands broad acres. I decided that there needed to be yet another extension to Murphy's Law.

Despite riding on almost deserted roads for much of the journey, I observed:

1. If a vehicle approached from behind, then almost inevitably another would approach from ahead and they would cross exactly at my location, and
2. If a vehicle approached from behind, then almost inevitably another (and sometimes more) would follow immediately behind it.

 I couldn't come up with a name - Murphy's law of traffic improbabilities perhaps...

North of the South: Another New Zealand tour route...

OK, here's the likely route I'll take next time I visit EnZed.

Starting in Christchurch and crossing to the west coast via Arthurs pass, then north along the coast before heading back inland through the Buller Gorge up to Golden Bay (D). Next across to the Marlborough district to start the unsealed sections, the Molesworth and Rainbow roads (F-H and H-I). Then back to Christchurch via Maruia (J) and the Lewis Pass. Total distance: 1570km.