Some of our blog visitors and followers have asked about how they could read the feature story I wrote for the 6th edition of the Bikepacking Journal. This beautifully produced…
Mark WatsonOctober 17, 2021
| Ticking off Remote Huts | During the last 15 years or so, Easter is traditionally a time when we try to plan a West Coast tramping trip, when we're…
Mark WatsonJune 19, 2021
| Crossing the Central Darran Mountains | In mid March of this year I had a window of opportunity for a week-long trip to one of my favourite regions on…
Mark WatsonApril 18, 2021
| Onto The Mainland | This post covers part two of our relocation journey from Tauranga to Christchurch, which we rode back in October & November last year. The last…
Mark WatsonApril 10, 2021
| Springtime: South | This post rewinds the clock a few months: back to late September when we finally departed Tauranga by bike to begin our relocation to Lyttelton in…
Mark WatsonMarch 14, 2021
| Racing the Length of the South Island | In February this year, both Hana and I participated in the inaugural Tour Te Waipounamu (TTW) bikepacking ultra race. The 1350km…
Mark WatsonMarch 12, 2021
| You're not in Guatemala now, Doctor Ropata | We've been back in New Zealand nearly nine months now, and yet I haven't posted a single story about life here…
Mark WatsonDecember 23, 2020
| Reinvention | Hello all. We'll be posting a more comprehensive round up of what we've been up to lately in the form of a newsletter which will be out…
Mark WatsonAugust 16, 2020
This is an overview of the Otso Voytek carbon plus/fat bike, covering our impression of these versatile bikes for long distance touring, as well as explaining how we set the…
Mark WatsonApril 13, 2020
