Cycle Rides
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Arrowtown
You'd like Arrowtown, its a little bit like a village in Wales or Cornwall
Lindis Pass
This was a VERY hard day.We went from Cromwell to Omarama on SH8 through the Lindis Pass. It took us 10hrs to cover 110k. We had the wind against us all the way and at one point we were blown to a standstill. It was one of those days when we just had to lie down on the roadside and have a rest. We went fast asleep once, so thank you for those 'protection' prayers.
Lake Tekapo
You just have to see it. From here we cycled to Geraldine through Burkes Pass. The road and wind were with us and we covered 91k in 4.5 hours. A jubilant day. Could you hear us cheering?
Kaikoura
We came into Kaikoura (the Whale watch capital) from Cheviot, some big hills but we found we were stronger and the hills were not a problem. Did we feel good. Also had some great downhill runs.
We picked up a tail wind as we left Kaikoura following the coast upto Picton. FABULOUS.
We were flying along -
Picton
We made it -
Most of the roads we travelled were very straight, often disappearing into the distance, most were uphill, just a very slight incline you'd hardly notice in a car, but we certainly felt it. The scenery as you can imagine was beautiful and unspoilt, mountains and fields as far as the eye could see.
And yes we'd do it again in a heartbeat ! Lots of love, Cliff & Julie
Wellington to Auckland 2008
Bluff to Picton 2009
We had a blast on our trip, in more ways than one, and covered just over 1085km
Most of the roads were uphill, although it's hard to tell from our pics and we battled headwinds from the north.
BUT, the silver lining is that we each lost about 5kg in weight. The ride was hard, challenging and great fun, we'd both do it again in a heartbeat.
