January 30th, 2009
Biking back from Kaikoura, I followed the wondeful rugged coast. There were sea lions about 10 feet away from me on the rocks. They would have been so cute if they didnt smell so bad. Such is nature. After going through the "hundalees" I met a couple of bikes with their 2 year old son! Wow, now that is something. They were at the end of their trip of 3 months and had been camping the whole time. You see?!?
I continued on the busy highway and realized now while all the books recommend the inland routes. The trucks pass very fast and there is almost no shoulder in areas. I found my route down to the sea in Gore Bay, which was a lovely inlet with a camping ground stairs up from the beach. I did try to swim, and tan away my biker shorts tan, but it was freezing and windy. So I just jumped in quickly and got eaten by sand flies before running back to my tent.
Yesterday was a long mileage day, not sure how long, but it covered quite a distance on the map. I went from Gore Bay to Ashley Gorge. My second pair of bike shorts arent as comfortable as the other and I was squirming and getting deadlegs all day. That sort of small thing can make a good day a hell day, but I did endure. Now I am in Methven, and its a ski area in winter and sort of quiet in summer. I am doing laundry and wish I could upload some photos so you could see. I will keep trying...I did bring a fire wire to do it.
I feel relaxed and really hope I can do some wwoofing to meet some kiwis. So far my first stop will not work out as I had planned so I am hoping for a stop in Dunedin. I am getting used to the riding and long distances now. All is well.
Biking back from Kaikoura, I followed the wondeful rugged coast. There were sea lions about 10 feet away from me on the rocks. They would have been so cute if they didnt smell so bad. Such is nature. After going through the "hundalees" I met a couple of bikes with their 2 year old son! Wow, now that is something. They were at the end of their trip of 3 months and had been camping the whole time. You see?!?
I continued on the busy highway and realized now while all the books recommend the inland routes. The trucks pass very fast and there is almost no shoulder in areas. I found my route down to the sea in Gore Bay, which was a lovely inlet with a camping ground stairs up from the beach. I did try to swim, and tan away my biker shorts tan, but it was freezing and windy. So I just jumped in quickly and got eaten by sand flies before running back to my tent.
Yesterday was a long mileage day, not sure how long, but it covered quite a distance on the map. I went from Gore Bay to Ashley Gorge. My second pair of bike shorts arent as comfortable as the other and I was squirming and getting deadlegs all day. That sort of small thing can make a good day a hell day, but I did endure. Now I am in Methven, and its a ski area in winter and sort of quiet in summer. I am doing laundry and wish I could upload some photos so you could see. I will keep trying...I did bring a fire wire to do it.
I feel relaxed and really hope I can do some wwoofing to meet some kiwis. So far my first stop will not work out as I had planned so I am hoping for a stop in Dunedin. I am getting used to the riding and long distances now. All is well.
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