Queenstown to Wanaka

I have finally gained access to good Internet and therefore I can start catching up on uploading some of the images from this part of the trip.

Yesterday we arrived from Auckland to Queenstown, the adventure capital of the southern hemisphere. The setting is incredible, but the throng of tourists means that everything is just SO EXPENSIVE.

This meaning we met our guides Tereza and David and were introduced to the bikes that will be our tools for the next week. We quickly made friends with both the guides and the bikes. The temperature was freezing and fresh snow had been dumped on the nearby mountains during the night.

Soon we were off and riding a narrow trail to Arrowtown. The riding was a little more technical than we are used too, but fortunately no one crashed, We also had several quite serious climbs, which had everyone digging deep, even with the ebikes.

After lunch in Arrowtown we continued through breathtaking scenery to the bridge where Bunji jumping was invented. We stopped for a short while to watch the thrill seekers willing to part with $320 for a near death experience.

That was the end of the riding for Day 1. The bikes were loaded to the trailer and we were transferred by our bus top beautiful Wanaka. This surely must be one of the most amazing locations in New Zealand. The hotel was amazing too with huge rooms, spas and even a washer and dryer in every room.Read more