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Introduction

      The Seed is Sown: Why we are doing this

      The Cyclists: Who We Are

      The Plan: Subject To Change

      The Bikes: Bike Fridays

      Itinerary: Starting to come together now

New Zealand

      Background: A Fond Farewell to NZ

      The Route: Map of the South Island

      Getting Ready: Prologue, Planning and Packing

      Jan 22 - Wellington to Dunedin: First Friday Flight

      Jan 23 - Dunedin to Sutton: Steepest street in the world

      Jan 24 - Sutton to Daisybank: 100 traffic free miles

      Jan 25 - Daisybank to Wedderburn: Hedgehog and Hare

      Jan 26 - Wedderburn to Omakau: 40 km for a 40th birthday

      Jan 27 - Omakau to Alexandra: Skink Trail

      Jan 28 - Alexandra to Cromwell: Colour Coordinated

      Jan 29 - Cromwell: Rest day

      Jan 30 - Cromwell to Wanaka: Middle Ring

      Jan 31 - Wanaka: Meeting friends

      Feb 1 - Wanaka to Makarora: Where lakes meet

      Feb 2 - Makarora to Haast: Raging rivers

      Feb 3 - Haast: Staying put

      Feb 4 - Haast to Lake Paringa: Forest, sea and lakes

      Feb 5 - Lake Paringa to Fox Glacier: Coast, valleys and mountains

      Feb 6 - Fox Glacier: Walking on Ice

      Feb 7 - Lake Matheson: A reflective day

      Feb 8 - Fox Glacier to Franz Josef Glacier: Nocturnal Nuisances

      Feb 9 - Franz Josef to Whataroa: Bike, bus, boat, boots and birds

      Feb 10 - Whataroa to Pukekura: Bush riding

      Feb 11 - Pukekura to Hokitika: Striking Gold

      Feb 12-19 - Hokitika, Reefton and Nelson: Non-Cycling Activities

      Feb 20 - Mar 17 - Interlude: Farewell New Zealand for now

      The Bike Fridays: Review

      Other Kit: And lessons learnt

New Caledonia

      Mar 18 - Noumea: A chip off the old block

      Mar 19 - Noumea: No cycling allowed

      Mar 20 - Noumea: Planning and poissons

      Mar 21 - Noumea: Plans into action

      Mar 22 - Noumea: Kanak culture

      Mar 23 - Noumea: Snorkelling fun

      Mar 24 - Noumea to Hienghene: Bus North

      Mar 25 - Koulnoué: Kayaks and rocks

      Mar 26 - Koulnoué to Touho: Underway at last

      Mar 27 - Touho to Bopope: Into the Hills

      Mar 28 - Bopope to Kone: Crossing Completed

      Mar 29 - Kone: Lonely at Hotel

      Mar 30 - Kone to Plage de Franco: Beach Camp

      Mar 31 - Plage de Franco to Nepoui: Inching South

      Apr 1 - Nepoui to Cap: A Good Day

      Apr 2 - Cap to Roche Percee: A Strange Day

      Apr 3 - Roche Percee to Poe: A Tropical Beach, at last

      Apr 4 - Poe: Sloth's Paradise

      Apr 5 - Poe: Still here

      Apr 6 - Poe to Bourail: Thwarted again

      Apr 7 - Bourail to La Foa: Les Escargots

      Apr 8 - La Foa: Packing the Bikes

      Apr 9 - Paita: Country Life

      Apr 10 - Noumea: Phare Amadee

      Apr 11 - Noumea: Day of Leisure

      Review - New Caledonia

Australia

      Apr 12 - Melbourne: Two Flights

      Apr 13 - Melbourne: Botanic Garden

      Apr 14 - Melbourne: Shopping and Sightseeing

      Apr 15 - Melbourne: Bikes Built

      Apr 16 - Melbourne: Prologue

      Apr 17 - Melbourne to Lilydale: Busy roads, busy day

      Apr 18 - Lilydale to Healesville: Warburton Rail Trail

      Apr 19 - Healesville: Kangaroos, Koalas and Kukkaburras

      Apr 20 - Healesville: An internet cafe at last!

      Apr 21 - Healesville to Marysville: Smoky

      Apr 22 - Marysville to Alexandra: Autumn Colours

      Apr 23 - Alexandra to Mansfield: A Puzzling World

      Apr 24 - Mansfield to Whitfield: High Country

      Apr 25 - Whitfield to Wangaratta: Flat and fast

      Apr 26 - Wangaratta: Waiting for the Train

      Apr 27 - Apr 30 - Sydney: Being Tourists

      May 1 - Sydney to Terrigal: Terrible Traffic to Terrigal

      May 2 - Terrigal to Belmont South: Ramsay Overload

      May 3 - Belmont South to Nelson Bay: Countryside at Last

      May 4 - Nelson Bay to Tiona: Not Our Day

      May 5 - Tiona to Taree: Countryside Riding

      May 6 - Taree to Diamond Head: Camping with Kangaroos

      May 7 - Diamond Head to Port Macquarie: Hilly Finish

      May 8 - Port Macquarie to Crescent Head: Gravel Travel (to Pleasant Crescent)

      May 9 - Crescent Head to Grassy Head: Riverside

      May 10 - Grassy Head to Macksville: Meeting Up

      May 11 - May 13 - Coffs Harbour: Time for a Rest

      May 14 - Woodburn to Ballina: Sweet Cycling

      May 15 - Ballina to Mullumbimby: Coast and Country

      May 16 - Mullumbimby to Murwillumbah: Unpronouncable M Places

      May 17 - Murwillumbah to Brisbane: Hilly Finish

      May 18 - 20 - Brisbane: Time Out

Kenya

      May 21 - Jun 12 - Nairobi: Non-Cycling Family Visit

France

      Jun 13 - Jun 16 - Nice: Delayed

      Jun 17 - Nice to St Raphael: TGV

      Jun 18 - St Raphael to Ramatuelle: Cycling Again

      Jun 19 - Ramatuelle: At the Beach

      Jun 20 - Ramatuelle to Le Lavandou: Cote D'Azur

      Jun 21 - Le Lavandou: Ile de Port Cros

      Jun 22 - Le Lavandou to Besse-sur-Issoles: Scorcher

      Jun 23 - Besse-sur-Issoles to Sillans-la-Cascades: Dog versus Duck

      Jun 24 - Sillans-la-Cascade to Aiguines: Up and Away

      Jun 25 - Aiguines (Gorge du Verdon): Corniche Sublime

      Jun 26 - Aiguines to Niozelles: Lavender Fields

      Jun 27 - Niozelles to Apt: Luberon en Velo

      Jun 28 - Apt: Apt Market

      Jun 29 - Apt to Chateaurenard: Fast Riding

      Jun 30 - Chateaurenard to Uzes: Pont du Gard

      Jul 1 - Uzes to Barjac: Back in the Countryside

      Jul 2 - Jul 3 - Change in the Weather: Barjac

      Jul 4 - Barjac to Mirabel: Limoges Bound

      Jul 5 - Mirabel to Le Cheylard: Eyrieux Valley

      Jul 6 - Le Cheylard to Yssingeaux: A Thunderous Day

      Jul 7 - Yssingeaux to La Chaise Dieu: God's Chair

      Jul 8 - La Chaise Dieu to Perrier: Descent from the Chair

      Jul 9 - Perrier to Chambon-sur-Lac: Joining Le Tour

      Jul 10 - Chambon-sur-Lac: Tour de France

      Jul 11 - Chambon-sur-Lac to Herment: Highest Point

      Jul 12 - Herment to Aubusson: Creuse-ing

      Jul 13 - Aubusson to Le Grand Bourg: Arrivee

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