With another early start we rose from our beds tired from the lack of sleep, the rooms were unbearably hot and everyone complained about it. The weather looked good though and we enjoyed a sunny start to the ride. We were warned that strong winds may be a problem further along our route and they were!
For about 50km’s we were battered by cross winds and at one corner both Arl Stevens and myself nearly lost it when a really strong gust caught us out. Luckily we had no disasters and we laughed about it a few km’s down the road.
Being the rufty tufty rock hard biker dudes we are, we stopped for a water break and began to chat about the beautiful Lupins we had seen, while eating dried fruit!!! WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On arriving in Christchurch we checked into our city Hotel then spent the afternoon looking around. We took a Tram ride, visited Cathedral Square and walked back through North Hagley Park, which was more like Kew Gardens, as well as browsing the shops. Christchurch is a much nicer city than Auckland, in my opinion, its more personal and seems a very contented place. The weather was beautiful and the temperature rose to 27 c, the best weather day so far.
For about 50km’s we were battered by cross winds and at one corner both Arl Stevens and myself nearly lost it when a really strong gust caught us out. Luckily we had no disasters and we laughed about it a few km’s down the road.
Being the rufty tufty rock hard biker dudes we are, we stopped for a water break and began to chat about the beautiful Lupins we had seen, while eating dried fruit!!! WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On arriving in Christchurch we checked into our city Hotel then spent the afternoon looking around. We took a Tram ride, visited Cathedral Square and walked back through North Hagley Park, which was more like Kew Gardens, as well as browsing the shops. Christchurch is a much nicer city than Auckland, in my opinion, its more personal and seems a very contented place. The weather was beautiful and the temperature rose to 27 c, the best weather day so far.
Tomorrow we head on up the coast to Kaikoura where we hope to do some Whale & Gannet watching, should be an exciting day?
Hope you have a successful whale watch when john and I did it they had 3mtr swells rough was not the word but it was a wonderful experience even now when we think back it still sends us goose pimply you do not realise how big them their whales are their bloody huge!!!!!!
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Sandie & John xxx safe riding
Tell Arlene she must be a light weight
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