Two Wheels Around New Zealand: A Bicycle Journey on Friendly Roads

by Scott Bischke

Scott Bischke and Katie Gibson have done what many of us dream. They quit their jobs and traded their possessions for a year of travel and simplicity. During the course of their journey, Scott and Katie biked more than 8,000 kilometers and experienced much of New Zealand's culture and beauty. Their freewheeling travels took them frombiking, hiking and canoeing to fly fishing for monster trout and picking kiwifruit as transient labors. Theirs was a journey of discovery both as individuals and as a couple. They shared the joys of exploration and new friendships, as well as the challenges of biking moutainous terrian and living in a two-person tent.Two Wheels Around New Zealand is a light-hearted adventure atory; but above all, it is a celebration of people, landscape, and lifestyle of New Zealand.

285 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

A Writer's Life in Four Simple Bullets
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* I have lived with my wife through her recurrent cancer, and have shared with her the joy — post cancer — of walking 3,000 miles along the Continental Divide.
* I express myself best in writing, though friends will tell you that I am hard to shut up.
* I have special love of a special place, Montana.
* I have never experienced writer's block.

Writing Books that Matter
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I am a reader, as well as a writer. I have a limited time each day, indeed in life, and I want the things I read to matter. Likewise, I want what I write to matter, to have a reason for being, to engage the reader. I believe that a good story, crafted well, has the power to change the world. I have published a number of popular press books, as described in this website. Each of my books, in its own way, presents a topic I found critically important at the time I wrote it...and still do. The books and their reason for being follow:

* Bat Cave: A Fable of Epidemic Proportions (Critter Chronicles, #2) — epidemic disease, societal decision making, and immigration

* Fish Tank: A Fable for Our Times (Critter Chronicles, #1)— natural resources, societal decision making, and climate change

* Crossing Divides: A Couples' Story of Cancer, Hope, and Hiking Montana's Continental Divide — health, nature, wilderness, healing from cancer

* Good Camel, Good Life: Finding Enlightenment One Drop of Sweat at a Time — health, yoga, spirituality, philosophy

* TrumpelStiltskin: A Fairy Tale — the election of our 45th president, as seen through a re-imagined fairy tale

* Two Wheels Around New Zealand: A Bicycle Journey on Friendly Roads — travel, adventure, escape, wilderness
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Reviews

[Scott Bischke]

Scott Bischke and Katie Gibson have done what many of us dream. They quit their jobs and traded in their possessions for a year of travel and simplicity. During the course of their journey, the biked more than 8,000 kilometers and experienced much of New Zealand's culture and beauty. Their freewheeling adventure took them from biking, hiking, and canoeing to fly-fishing for monster trout and picking kiwi fruit as transient laborers. Theirs was a journey of discovery, both as individuals and as a couple. They shared the joys of exploration and new friendships, as well as the challenges of biking mountainous terrain and living in a two-person tent. Two Wheels Around New Zealand is a light-hearted adventure story; but above all it is a celebration of the people, landscape, and lifestyle of New Zealand.

[Denise]

I was in New Zealand while reading Two Wheels Around New Zealand, and that definitely enhanced my enjoyment of this book. The familiar cities, mountains, and customs brought a smile to my face as I read it. I've done some long distance biking in Michigan, but I'm amazed by this couple's toughness on New Zealand's roller coaster roads.

[Robert Beatty]

This is an excellent book about cycling the by-ways of New Zealand. I spent a month in New Zealand and I can say that Mr. Bischke definitely does this beautiful country justice. This is a must have for any cyclists planning to (or hoping to) tour New Zealand.