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Rome
Wednesday 27th May 2026 Italian Adventure Day 1 Whilst it only took us 30 minutes to step off the plane, go through security, collect of bags and pass through customs it did take a
Brisbane – Singapore – Rome
Tuesday 26th May – Day 1 Our Italian adventure starts today. It was pouring rain on our departure from Buderim but fined up eventually as we approached the Brisbane airport
Queenstown – Brisbane
Wednesday 1st April 2026 …and back to Australia after another memorable visit to New Zealand.
Central Otago Rail Trail. Kokonga – Middlemarch Day 5
Tuesday 31st March 2026 Our final day. My muscles are stronger and my determination to complete our trek remained strong. I chose not to cycle across the Capburn Bridge. It looke
Central Otago Rail Trail. Oturehua – Kokonga Day 4
Monday 30th March 2026 We were greeted by some misty weather to start the day but it didn’t develop into any serious showers. We reached the highest point of the trail today
Central Otago Rail Trail. Ophir – Oturehua Day 3
Sunday 29th March 2026 We set off at around 9am and despite the padded cycle pants and the gel bicycle seat I still have a sore backside!! We cycled back to Omakau and onto Lauder
Central Otago Rail Trail. Clyde – Ophir Day 2
Saturday 28th March 2026 Time to get serious. On our bikes (mind you, not e-bikes like everyone else on the trail) making our way to Ophir via Alexandra, Galloway, Chatto Creek, Om
Central Otago Rail Trail. Queenstown – Clyde Day 1
Friday 27th March 2026 And so it begins. Our cycling trek commenced in Clyde. Today was a warm up. We cycled to the Monte Christo Winery and sampled some fabulous wine and great
Alexandra, Central Otago
Thursday 26th March 2026 Another town that we visited twice. It’s one of the larger towns in the area and therefore has the better shopping and commercial facilities. We