New Zealand-South Island

Kbike · 01-16-2005, 11:03 AM

Ok, after seeing Sideways pictures of NZ, here are some pictures of my 2 week tour of the south island of NZ. Kate and I put on almost 3K miles riding 2 up on a 1150GS.
Here we are east of Christchurch the first day while getting used to riding on the left side of the road.

Just north of Dunedin on the east coast

Kate and the GS by Lake Pukaki with Mt. Cook in the background.

The road to Dunedin

Mt. Cook-12,000'

Sunrise on Lake Wakatipu-Queenstown

Highway 6 on the west coast

Lake Rotoroa

Moeraki Bay, one of the many lunch stops

elfederiQo · 01-16-2005, 11:10 AM

beautiful pictures!

Too bad it's so damn far away...right underneath the turf I'm standing on

Any hobbits along the road?

kirkmoon · 01-16-2005, 11:18 AM

Gorgeous photos.

My wife and I are thinking about doing the same trip. Which group did you go with? Were you happy with them? Thanks.

Kbike · 01-16-2005, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kirkmoon

Gorgeous photos.

My wife and I are thinking about doing the same trip. Which group did you go with? Were you happy with them? Thanks.

Thanks,
We did a Beach tour and they were great. They use Te Waipounamu Motorcycle rentals out of Christchurch where you could rent a bike and do a tour on your own. At the time I only had 2 weeks vacation, but to make it worth while you really need to take 3 weeks or more.

Lone Rider · 01-16-2005, 12:57 PM

Great pics!

Mack · 01-16-2005, 06:44 PM

I went with these guys, and one of their 20 day semi guided tours, and was very happy: http://www.nzbikes.co.nz/
http://www.nzbike.com/2004/TourDetai...urId=979379184
Last I checked Air NZed had added direct flights into Christchurch from LAX.

Esteban · 01-16-2005, 07:34 PM

Hi Cliff,

Nice trip, I'm jealous. Paul O is there right now. How was driving on the wrong side ?

Steve

JED · 01-16-2005, 08:03 PM

second post on NZ recently. I plan to go mid-march for 30 days. When were you there? and we should be ok late march with the weather won't we? Having a trip like that planned sure making the winter here seem long! Thanks for whetting me appitite even more Mate! Thanks JED

Kbike · 01-16-2005, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Hi Cliff,

Nice trip, I'm jealous. Paul O is there right now. How was driving on the wrong side ?

Steve

Once you figure out to look "right" before you pull out, it goes a lot better. It helps to have some traffic around, otherwise you tend to go down the wrong side.

Kbike · 01-16-2005, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JED

second post on NZ recently. I plan to go mid-march for 30 days. When were you there? and we should be ok late march with the weather won't we? Having a trip like that planned sure making the winter here seem long! Thanks for whetting me appitite even more Mate! Thanks JED

We were there in early Feb. Temps in the 60's.

01-16-2005, 11:03 AM	#1
Kbike ^OP Mountain Adventurer Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Boulder/Tucson Oddometer: 235	New Zealand-South Island Ok, after seeing Sideways pictures of NZ, here are some pictures of my 2 week tour of the south island of NZ. Kate and I put on almost 3K miles riding 2 up on a 1150GS. Here we are east of Christchurch the first day while getting used to riding on the left side of the road. Just north of Dunedin on the east coast Kate and the GS by Lake Pukaki with Mt. Cook in the background. The road to Dunedin Mt. Cook-12,000' Sunrise on Lake Wakatipu-Queenstown Highway 6 on the west coast Lake Rotoroa Moeraki Bay, one of the many lunch stops

01-16-2005, 11:10 AM	#2
elfederiQo rock'n'roll Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Bavarian Expat in Austria Oddometer: 216	beautiful pictures! Too bad it's so damn far away...right underneath the turf I'm standing on Any hobbits along the road? __________________ "Emma" (aka '02 BMW R 1150 GS)

01-16-2005, 11:18 AM	#3
kirkmoon Making up for lost youth Joined: Feb 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Oddometer: 8,909	Gorgeous photos. My wife and I are thinking about doing the same trip. Which group did you go with? Were you happy with them? Thanks. __________________ Kirk Mn

01-16-2005, 06:44 PM	#6
Mack Gone, but never forgotten. RIP, Mack... Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Austin, Texas USA Native Oregonian Oddometer: 3,797	I went with these guys, and one of their 20 day semi guided tours, and was very happy: http://www.nzbikes.co.nz/ http://www.nzbike.com/2004/TourDetai...urId=979379184 Last I checked Air NZed had added direct flights into Christchurch from LAX. __________________ Ã–sterreichische MotorrÃ¤der und deutsche Autos. Wie wundervoll kann das Leben sein

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01-16-2005, 12:57 PM	#5
Lone Rider Registered User Joined: Jan 2002 Location: out and about Oddometer: 25,028	Great pics!

01-16-2005, 07:34 PM	#7
Esteban Banned Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Above Golden Oddometer: 5,799	Hi Cliff, Nice trip, I'm jealous. Paul O is there right now. How was driving on the wrong side ? Steve

01-16-2005, 08:03 PM	#8
JED Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: East Mo Oddometer: 476	second post on NZ recently. I plan to go mid-march for 30 days. When were you there? and we should be ok late march with the weather won't we? Having a trip like that planned sure making the winter here seem long! Thanks for whetting me appitite even more Mate! Thanks JED