andrewclaus

I chuckled at this because when I went there I started off riding north from Aukland for a few days, just to have the sun at my back for a while. I forgot about the southern hemisphere thing until I realized the sun was in my face! I put on more sunscreen and laughed at my stupidity.

Other than that, I remember the South Island as being a more impressive place physically and it would be a more climactic finish, in my opinion.