| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
22 days on Cuba's Ruta Mala Bikepacking Route. We’ve been two days on the Ruta Mala now. Yesterday we put in a good day, starting in Santiago de Cuba and…
Exploring the Chequered Streets of Havana. We arrived in Havana with Cuba's 1384km Ruta Mala bikepacking route in our sights and a few days off planned to relax with Hana's…
The Final Time Trial. Our closing post from Central America, this collection of photos covers the 1116 km that we rode in 12 days from the peninsula town of Punta…
Quiet Beaches and High Rivers on the Beautiful Nicoya Peninsula. The Nicoya Peninsula's combination of dirt roads, deserted bays and jungle-to-the-sea landscape sounded like the perfect way to continue the…
Thanks for visiting the blog of Mark Watson & Highlux Photography. Here, you can find the full account of our Alaska to Patagonia (2016–2020, 2022–2023) bikepacking journey, as well as our New Zealand adventures.