E-biking Tekapo to lake Ohau

94km 7hrs freezing cold morning with a 5 minute shower to a beautiful warm afternoon.

We were even more pleased about our night in Fairlie when we saw the fresh dumping of snow on the hills. It would have been freezing in a tent!!

We got to the bike hire place about 8 and sorted our bikes. It was still bitterly cold, so we were rugged up in extra layers of jerseys and jackets and gloves leaving tekapo. Not too long after we started, we noticed a very localized downpour n pot far from us but moving perpendicular to our path. Luckily we only got a few drops from the edge before of paths parted for good.

The canals are such a vivid shade of blue its unreal. And so clear we could see salmon hanging out in the shallows. We also went past some salmon farms where they were feeding out. The fish would go absolutely bonkers for the nuts.

Lake Pukaki was gorgeous but the cloud was too low for a good view of Aoraki mt Cook.

Picnic lunch in twizel with a coffee, I got some antiseptic cream for my toe as well.. dunno if it will help though.

Then, the final stretch to Lake ohau. I was encouraging everyone to increase the assist on the bikes because we had hardly used any battery.

We got to Lake Ohau lodge at about 4pm, not too long before the lady came to collect the bikes. Phil caught a ride back to tekapo to get the car and we set up camp. I got totally the wrong eve of the stick from a notice in the bathrooms and ended up paying for a shower I didn't need to. Doh!Leggi altro