This was my first time on the sleeping mat properly and my back felt a bit awful in the morning. I woke up a bit too early and started packing up. This meant that we were on the road just after 7AM!
It was an awful hill getting out of Rakaia Gorge and I'm glad that it was cooling mist instead of bright sunshine falling from the sky. We made good time and beat the opening of the cafe in Staveley.
Outside there seemed to be a 4WD club, with ritual letting out air from tyres. Or maybe everyone goes to church in that type of vehicle. o.O
James and I took turns at being at the front. I like to think that I went faster when I was at the front, but maybe spent less time there. We do have very different hill climbing processes where I just fall behind. I'm very good at rolling down hills quickly though.
Lunch was a bit heavy but I was famished! I was bonking towards the end of that segment rolling into Geraldine.
There was a ridiculous $65 option on the menu that formed part of a challenge.
We were originally only anticipating getting into Geraldine, but with the early start, we had an opportunity to get to Fairlie. I don't remember much apart from the hills on the next part. I managed to break my rear derailleur cable too - at the head. I'll find out tomorrow whether there's a place I can buy/beg for a replacement. Otherwise I've been looking at repair hacks online.
It was an awful hill getting out of Rakaia Gorge and I'm glad that it was cooling mist instead of bright sunshine falling from the sky. We made good time and beat the opening of the cafe in Staveley.
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| Mushroom, spinach and cheese I think... |
Outside there seemed to be a 4WD club, with ritual letting out air from tyres. Or maybe everyone goes to church in that type of vehicle. o.O
James and I took turns at being at the front. I like to think that I went faster when I was at the front, but maybe spent less time there. We do have very different hill climbing processes where I just fall behind. I'm very good at rolling down hills quickly though.
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| Half pound gunslinger and choconut milkshake |
There was a ridiculous $65 option on the menu that formed part of a challenge.
We were originally only anticipating getting into Geraldine, but with the early start, we had an opportunity to get to Fairlie. I don't remember much apart from the hills on the next part. I managed to break my rear derailleur cable too - at the head. I'll find out tomorrow whether there's a place I can buy/beg for a replacement. Otherwise I've been looking at repair hacks online.
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| Fish ad chips dinner. |
What was the $65 challenge?
ReplyDeleteIt's the fourth one down in the left column in the menu pic.
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