Category Archives: Southland

The Caitlins

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Juliet Jones

Day 5: Riverton to Fortrose 89km (354k) Well that was boring. Flat. Long. Straight. Farms farms farms, and hurtling milk tankers. The most interesting parts of today was the nativity scene made of hay bales and getting to my destination. … Continue reading →

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Day 3: Te Anau to Tuatapere 103km (209k)

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Juliet Jones

Mentally I found the last two days a bit of a challenge – I was counting minutes, wanting to hurry, unnecessarily pushing hard, trying to get there ‘before lunch’. However today, it felt like I was starting to get my … Continue reading →

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Day 2: Mavora to Te Anau 66km (106k)

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Juliet Jones

This day was a game to two halves. The pleasant tail wind half, and the shitty head wind half. After leaving a very photographic tarn at Mavora, I made quick work of the first thirty odd kilometres of gravel. The … Continue reading →

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Day 1: Queenstown to Mavora 50kms

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Juliet Jones

My trip started aboard the lunch time cruise of The Earnslaw – a 168m steamliner operating on a triple expansion steam engine that consumes one tonne of coal per hour to attain a cruising speed of 12 knots. Despite the … Continue reading →

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Illegal Hiker, Queenstown

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Juliet Jones

Apparently I wasn’t supposed to be up here. It started out as the usual cardio workout – a quick up and down of Queenstown Hill – but it was such a lovely day, I just kept on going, and going … Continue reading →

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