Well I could not get a network connection yesterday so catching up today. We left wellington at 7am and caught the ferry at 8.30. It is a 3 hr crossing so we had time for food and lots of sight seeing from the decks. The water was calm so no up-chucking by any of the team and we got off at Picton where I had a new bike to collect. Lucky me he he he !
The weather looked poor so we all put our wet gear on and set off. We had 295 km to ride which took us about 4 hours. As we rose into the mountains the weather worsened, rain, and cold wind chilled us all to the bone. Poor Arl Stevens had to be put in to the van to warm up and then could not continue to ride so Baz today's driver let Arl drive the van and he took her bike. It was almost snowing as we reached a fuel stop. This was the first sign of life in about 2 hours of riding. We had a hot drink, something to eat and then gathered ourselves for the remainder of the ride. The weather seemed to be getting better, roads drier and soon we had forgotten the bad weather and enjoyed the ride in, Poor Paul got very wet despite his wet gear and the cold really chilled him to the bone. We were pleased to see our B & B but John and I had a ball as Baz cracked open the throttle for the last 45 Min's and we were caning it around the empty roads,....Fantastic !!!!
Lovely B & B set in 36 acres, good meal from our host Noleen and then bed, we were knackered
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