QCT Days 2 & 3

Saturday, 25 October

Beautiful day all day! I took the track slow today: I only had about 22km to ride and although it had lots of hills, it wasn’t that much so I wanted to enjoy the journey instead of rush through the track. There were some incredible viewing points:

That would be a Weka bird...not afraid of anyone or anything. Just wants your food (aka that apple on the table)!

Above is a view of the Queen Charlotte Sound.

No panniers!

Lunch usually consists of peanut butter and honey sandwiches. Occasionally mix it up with some hummus.

At the end of my day I met Naresh and Rory (the British guy from camp the night before) who were continuing on for the rest of the afternoon – chatted for a bit, then found my bags, set up my tent, and walked to the lodge nearby for a drink and some blogging time.

Perfect afternoon to sit in the sun!

Sunday, 26 October

Finished the track today – the initial climb was really steep and I spent much of the first hour pushing my bike up! The ride down was also steep and I also walked some of that too – I’m not a very technical rider, and was not interested in accidentally cruising over a cliff! After the one big hill the last 15km of the track was really good fun and I blazed through it.

At the end of the track I had to wait a bit for my bags to arrive, and once they did headed west towards Havelock on my way to Nelson. 

In Havelock I went to a camp site and there I met Naresh and Dan again. Was great to hang out with them again and hear more about what they’re up to.