Epic Storms Downpour Rains Phlegmy cough Swollen legs Open sunshine basins Desert Plains Epic beauty reigns. Sticky mud Slowed right down A deep descent Fall to head, knee and hand A wee kip, three hours long Body sore Wifey alarm bell call Up again...

THE JOURNEY BEGINS OR SO IT SEEMS HERE AND NOW CREATING ANEW IN EVERY MOMENT MY WHEELS WILL TURN OVER VAST TERRAIN UP AND OVER BIG MOUNTAINS THROUGH EXPANSIVE DESERT PLAINS THE TRAILS WILL EVOKE TALES DREAMS INTO REALITY A ROLLERCOASTER OF ENDEAVOUR THIS RIDE IS...

  I was excited to be on the start line for this one, as its one NZ Brevet I had not yet done. Also the route would take me through some new terrain, including a couple of private farm sections. A fresh overcast morning greeted about 100 riders gathered on the...