Category: Sound to Sound
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Evacuation by helicopter: what a day!

While Chris goes to Australia and Jay goes home, I planned to ride from Alexandra, south of Queenstown, to Christchurch before flying back to Brisbane for Easter with Katherine, Andrew and Chris. And so, I planned to ride the Sound to Sound route, planned by the same people who planned and mapped the TA which…
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Milford Sound, and a winery on the way out

Leaving Cromwell, we took the opportunity to stop at Cloudy Bay winery and do some tasting and a lunch. It was fabulous….like being invited to a very rich friend’s house with an army of gardeners and an awesome cellar. Honestly, the wine was not all that special but the experience was great. We had everything…