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Tour Aotearoa - getting to the start line If you're reading this blog, it means I made it to Wellington. This is the story of that journey. First leg - YVR to BNE Loading up my bike and getting to YVR was actually the first challenge and soime of that is docuemnted in my first post. The stress of getting your bike into smaller bits to fit into a cardboard box was not insignificant. More importantly, it's making sure the bike is still rideable once it's back together. I ended up loading the bike into the box more than once. First time just didn't feel solid enough and things rattled around a bit too much for my liking.  The bike, ready for it's box. Take two is captured in the photo above. Zip ties and plastic wrap were my friend. We loaded up the bike into the Subaru and off to YVR for the first leg.  I genuinely like YVR - the art is sometimes stunning, the wayfinding easy and I've never found people to be obscenely rude.  YVR Art Since I'm doing a bike tri...

 Adventure awaits! I should start with an apology to anyone who I've seen in the last few months. I made sure to tell you all that I'm doing a big bike ride. This is the story of that bike ride.   The Plan All good adventures start with a plan. The average adventures start with a few beers. The bad adventures start with a bottle of rum. I'm hoping for the good kind of adventure. The short version is I'm riding the South Island of New Zealand, following the route from the Tour Aotearoa race . My brother Anthony Tony is the inspiration for our ride and has been documenting his journey doing the North Island . You should definitely check out his blog as there's so much good info there, the highs, the lows and everything in between.  Zoom in to see the red line that is our route. You can also zoom in and see the mountains we will struggle over and around. The Tour Aotearoa is an awesome event and I love the vibe. There is an actual sorta kinda race that starts in Februa...