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| 2014-11-05 |
05/11/2014
Nelson - St Arnaud
I felt a
little sad as we cycled out of Nelson. We had such lovely days with
Simon and Janneke. It was like having a bit of 'home time'. But at
least we would be seeing them again soon. As it happens we saw Simon
again very soon! Luckily Simon found Malcolm's sleeping bag lurking
under the bed some three hours after we left. Despite a very iffy
phone reception Simon managed to relay a message to us and he
promptly set off in hot pursuit after us. What a hero, Malc would
have been very cold without it.
The ride to
Wakefield was all at sea level and the the climb over Reays Saddle
(429m) and Kerr Hill (632m) pretty straightforward. What we hadn't
anticipated was a continuing undulating road into a cold head wind
with a total ascent over 1400 m. After the days of indulgence in
Nelson today’s ride was a bit of a shock to the system. We did
manage to take a stroll to have a look at lake Rotoiti (Nelsons
Lakes). Very beautiful in the early evening sun and surrounded by
high mountains. Other guests in the Lodge had been out walking in
this Alpine countryside.
We managed to
buy some very basic supplies (eggs and a frozen loaf of bread)in the
local shop and retired early for some much needed sleep.
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