Arrowtown Day 2
Another fabulous day on a mountain bike - I do love touring on a road bike but there is something utterly addictive about being in the middle of nowhere in such a stunning place.
The bike hire man told me that is was easy to find the trails but I still managed to get totally confused around a very posh golf estate - golf cart tracks look far too similar to bike tracks... oops
I eventually found my way to Lake Hayes where a duck posed beautifully for a great photo.
The rest of the 30 mile route was easy to find but the recent floods are still evident.
It was a hot, hilly ride so obviously the bike needed a breather at various beautiful views.
I had a coffee and cookie stop at the birthplace of bungy jumping at Kawarau Bridge - taking a photo of this was more than enough of an adrenaline rush for me..
Fortunately we had decided not to get an e-bike for hubbykins - even I struggled to cross this swing bridge..
I pootled along the Gibbston Valley wine trail and then back via the Arrow River Bridges trail where we walked yesterday. I met a few very friendly mountain bikers but it was mostly deserted, apart from numerous happy rabbits.
This is our last day in New Zealand but this book will definitely be used again.
Time to pack for the first stage of the long trip home - tomorrow we will land in Santiago before we left NZ!
The bike hire man told me that is was easy to find the trails but I still managed to get totally confused around a very posh golf estate - golf cart tracks look far too similar to bike tracks... oops
I eventually found my way to Lake Hayes where a duck posed beautifully for a great photo.
The rest of the 30 mile route was easy to find but the recent floods are still evident.
It was a hot, hilly ride so obviously the bike needed a breather at various beautiful views.
I had a coffee and cookie stop at the birthplace of bungy jumping at Kawarau Bridge - taking a photo of this was more than enough of an adrenaline rush for me..
Fortunately we had decided not to get an e-bike for hubbykins - even I struggled to cross this swing bridge..
I pootled along the Gibbston Valley wine trail and then back via the Arrow River Bridges trail where we walked yesterday. I met a few very friendly mountain bikers but it was mostly deserted, apart from numerous happy rabbits.
This is our last day in New Zealand but this book will definitely be used again.
Time to pack for the first stage of the long trip home - tomorrow we will land in Santiago before we left NZ!
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