With not far to ride we left about 10am, having had an enjoyable breakfast at a local café. We knew the ride would be picturesque as it was a continuation of yesterdays ride. What a special one it turned out to be; how many times in your life do you get the chance to ride a quiet road with the Pacific Ocean immediately on your right and a mountain range on your left with beautiful rolling foothills beneath them. In fact they looked unreal, too perfect, they peppered the landscape as we wound our way through gentle undulating curves that passed alongside them. Baz had said this was one of his top three rides in New Zealand.
We stopped at a Fur Seal colony to look at them basking on the rocks; what characters they are. It has been good to see such a wonderful range of wildlife on this trip we only managed a squirrel in the USA LOL!!
Another calm sea meant a pleasant crossing from Picton back to Wellington where we are staying in the Cook Hotel once more. Tonight we ate in their restaurant and it was a brilliant buffet where a chef cooked Asian stir-fry in front of you, the smell of it cooking was mouth watering and it lived up to expectation, polished off with cheese and port, very nice.
The end is now in sight, back on the North Island, we only have about 700 km’s left to ride before arriving back in Auckland but we still have a hot river to swim in, a set of Volcano’s to see and the big Geyser at Rotarua to watch so lots to look forward to. Total km’s so far 4920
We stopped at a Fur Seal colony to look at them basking on the rocks; what characters they are. It has been good to see such a wonderful range of wildlife on this trip we only managed a squirrel in the USA LOL!!
Another calm sea meant a pleasant crossing from Picton back to Wellington where we are staying in the Cook Hotel once more. Tonight we ate in their restaurant and it was a brilliant buffet where a chef cooked Asian stir-fry in front of you, the smell of it cooking was mouth watering and it lived up to expectation, polished off with cheese and port, very nice.
The end is now in sight, back on the North Island, we only have about 700 km’s left to ride before arriving back in Auckland but we still have a hot river to swim in, a set of Volcano’s to see and the big Geyser at Rotarua to watch so lots to look forward to. Total km’s so far 4920
Hi mate, we're all keeping up with the blogs, and Im writing for the old man as he's having a few troubles with this computer malarkey. Looking forward to seeing you when youre back
ReplyDeleteG'day Rog. Glad to see that you got back to the North Island successfully. It was a great to catch up with you again in Christchurch - as you said "What are the chances of THAT happening!" Jealous that you got to see some whales and dolphins at Kaikoura. Did you have a crayfish lunch while you were there? Please let Baz know how much we appreciated his suggestion to travel from Wanaka to Queenstown vis the Crown Valley - SPECTACULAR!! Give our kindest Aussie regards to everyone in the group and hope you all have an uneventful trip home. Bit difficult for us to adjust being home after such a fabulous time in NZ but the memories are still fresh, especially that foggy wet morning in Fox. Very pleased to have met you and the next time we are visiting our friends in Maidenhead we'll be in touch. Kindest regards, Garth & Yolanda
ReplyDeleteGarth & Yolanda... Thanks for the comments, glad to hear your home safe and sound. I will pass on the message to Baz. Amazing to bunp into you two in Christchurch. Yes maidenhead only up the road so look me up on facebook.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Roger Bruce