Lindis near pass

I was a bit of a zombie on this day, having not slept well and also using up all my social interaction quota for the month.

Breakfast

James went to look for a replacement nut for his front rack, but was unsuccessful.

Lindis Pass was pretty brutal, but even more brutal for a Korean cycletourist couple who was camped next to us last night and also heading the same way.

At Lindis Pass itself, there was awkward stopping and pulling in by motorhome drivers, and some car horns were sounded to show displeasure.

Tourist coaches unloaded and everyone scrambled up the unofficial path. It was pretty bad.

It seemed like I was struggling a bit too much when trying to push my bike from its parking spot; an older Chinese lady asked me in Mandarin whether I needed any help. I thought it was safer for her not to try and declined while I mumbled something about the bike being too heavy at the back. One does not want 30kg of bike falling over - especially not onto a person.

My bike seems to roll down hills much faster than James.

Afternoon snack at Tarras

Man taking photos at Tarras

In Tarras there seemed to be a disagreement between a coach driver and a minibus driver. Many photos of number plates were taken and a door was opened aggressively. Nothing eventuated though. There was also some Asian girl with her luggage loitering and sniffing.

Kebab at Wanaka

Gelato in Wanaka

The next day is a rest day.