Winter
roads: "snow in winter creates a white blanket across New Zealand's
roads"
The
Ahuiri Clay Cliffs near Omarama in the South Island of New Zealand
Merino
Rams: "The Merino was the first sheep in NZ. They are fine boned,
active sheep with white faces and legs; all rams and some ewes are horned.
Merino sheep are found in the mountainous high country of the South Island
of New Zealand."
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12. May. 04
Conked out ankle is now only semi-wonked so have managed in a very round-about
way to ride up from Wanaka (bottom-ish bit of South Island) to Nelson
(the top).
Nights seem to have been either fulls of boy racers with fat exhausts
screaming down the road doing donuts or possums falling out of trees onto
my tent.
Or both.
Bit cold too -- chilliest night to date: minus 7° C. Had to chip the
ice off my tent to get out.
Haven't spotted any other cyclists now for weeks - think they've all gone
home as weather, if not cold, is wet.
Or both.
From Wanaka I was planning on heading further south (to get colder and
wetter) but then a telephone call saw me veering upwards back towards
Auckland as Gary (the builder) told me he'd suddenly decided to do the
big move (give up home, job - (building) - etc) and fly out with bike
to meet me.
From Auckland we may ride back down to the South Island (for a hefty dose
of Antarctic cycling and camping conditions) or we might go to Oz to warm
our cockles.
Might even try cycling home if the bendy bits of body hold.
NUMBER OF MILES SO FAR: 2401
NUMBER OF PUNCTURES: 0
NUMBER OF LOGGING TRUCKS THAT HAVE NEARLY FLATTENED ME: too
many
NUMBER OF GERMAN CYCLISTS I'VE MET WHO SEEM TO BE ABLE TO CYCLE AROUND
THE WHOLE OF NEW ZEALAND IN FIVE WEEKS FLAT: LOADS!!!
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