After weeks of touring on skinny 1.5 inch tyres, it's nice to see the bikes shod with some decent chunky rubber again. We've been winding down for the flight home with some mountain biking in the Port Hills and a few days in Hanmer Springs. The riding is all pretty good, but not quite as good as Wales.. Amy had a bit of a tumble today too, so it's probably lucky that we fly back to the uk tomorrow. I have to admit though that we'll both be sad to leave NZ.
Finished messing around in the Abel Tasman park, and nipped down to golden bay to grab a few climbs at Paynes Ford. Luckily for us the gravity meter at the Hangdog campsite showed favorable climbing conditions! We bagged a couple of nice lines on Little Lost Wall using borrowed kit, and then retired to an awesome swimming hole for a swim in the sun. We'll definitely be back.
Well we had an ace week messing about in boats, and walking up the coast. Great scenery, good weather and lots of wildlife. Dropped the kayaks off a few days ago and now hoping to bag a day's climbing tomorrow.
Ah, this is the life. Sea kayaking in the sun on Abel Tasman. Weather is ace, the beers are cold and the scenery is stunning! We have 3 days paddling ahead, and then a two day hike to get out. Then back to Christchurch for some mountain biking. Happy days.
