Sunday, June 8, 2014

kawatiri ( doc camp site and walkway to old rail tunnel) to Lyell doccamp site

kawatiri ( doc camp site and walkway to old rail tunnel) to Lyell doc camp site 
leaving kawatiri I head along S.H.6 its a nice day for riding . near owen river my back tire goes flat - i find the hole but not what cause the hole so after fixing the flat i get back to riding knowing that i pro lee would get 2nd flat soon - yep a few km it goes flat agin - well this time i do find the cause - my back tire has come apart so i end up changing it to the (old )spear tire i have with me taking note to buy a new tire some where. bace to riding i keep going unto i get to the town of murchison where as im getting some food I spot a few bike riders out side the info center so after heading to the museum for a good look a round i head back to the info center where some of the riders are still there - one of the bikes is a bike friday so i end up chatting for a bit about bike fridays and places that i been on the road over the years. heading into the info center - the nice people inside let me charge up my phone and gps tracker as i have a chat to some people about my bike friday and the end to end ride before getting back on the road riding beside the river until i get to the Lyell camp ground that is the site of an old ghost town- now a doc camp site and start of one of the nz cycle trails (the trail should be open all the way by the end of this year or next year - for nor its an out and back ride ) had a chat to some mt bike riders who just did the trail to find out whats the trail like to ride - might put this trail on my to ride list : ) as im setting up camp i chat for a bit to some touring bike riders before heading for bed - bad sand fly's here. 
























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