Riding the day walks around Wanaka

78km e-biking. So so sunny again. Lots of sunscreen, thanks Lua.

We started the day with the breakfast of champions - basque cheesecake from a French patisserie in Albert Town.

Then Phil and I hired some electric bikes from wanaka. We biked the roads out to Hawea where the girls and I had emerged from breast hill. Along the way we passed a guy on a regular bike and he seemed to speed up as Phil passed him which I thought was a bit strange and I had to speed right up and pass then both. It wasn't until we turned off and he called out "thanks for the tow guys" that I realised he was getting in our slipstream.

At hawea we paddled our feet in the water and under Phil's instruction I was able to skip exactly one stone... and throw a bunch more into the lake. Hindsight being 20/20 I should have swim again.

The morning was spent heading down the hawea river trail which followed the lake, then the beautiful river and we just happened to end up near the patisserie at about lunchtime so there was nothing for it but to eat there. This time I sampled the best custard square I have ever had!

After lunch the trail took us to the wanaka outlet and a perfect little swim spot that we took full advantage of. Jumping off the little platform and defining against the surprisingly strong flow.

Further around the peninsular before the town there were huge houses down by the path, really unbelievable wealth on display and only one looked like it was currently inhabited.

From wanaka we carried on around the lake as far as we could with the time that we had. I think we were about 1 Bay around from Glendhu. But the track was pretty crappy and time was running out so we headed back to drop the bikes off.

In the evening I had to get food ready for the next 2 sections and try to make it easier to grab the required number of meals for the next sections. Ready to get back out there tomorrow!Read more