23/11/2009
Sunny Monday!!!
We had the morning to enjoy Hanmer Springs and then, moving on to Kaikoura.In Hanmer Springs we could hire a mountain bike and know all the area around up to the mountain where there were some trails. We had 4 hours hired and didn’t think it would be a problem, until …
Well, at the beginning, some nice trails, just straight. Then we went back on the road going up the mountain. From there, it started to complicate. The track was really steep what made us get out of the bicycle and walk, taking them by hand.Up there we got lost. The plan was to get around the mountain and get back to the center. At the middle, we believe, there was something wrong in the map. We were following orange arrows, but it was impossible to follow them riding a bicycle. It was really really steep. There was another way, but it didn’t seem to be the right way. Without options we decided to come back through the same way, which was amazing as it was only downhill. The 3 hours we took to get uphill we did in less than 15 min to get down.
We think all the ride we did was around 30K, which is really good for a Monday morning, isn’t it?
Back to the center why not Hot Pools again, to relax? Lol …
Not spending a long time in the pool this time, we had lunch in a Thai Restaurant that cost us around 15 dollars each. It was an absurd for me, as in Thailand I didn’t spend more than 2 dollars for the same dish. Anyway, it was really good!!!
It was time to go to Kaikoura. We were really excited to go there as they offer nice tours for watching and swimming with dolphins, seals and whales. Arriving in Kaikoura we looked for the Albatross Backpackers, where we had booked for that night. Beds ready we went to know the city and we witness a beautiful sunset between the mountains and lightening the ocean.
Then, just before sleep, we went back to the hostel and just had some beers while we were talking to each other.
One more day was gone …
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