edward stream to pines camp 58 km

edward stream to pines camp 58 km

getting on the road about 8 am I climb over a small hill and along a flat bit of road until I get to the town of lake tekapo where I stop to some photos before heading down the te araroa trail along the side of an canal until I get to S.H.8 where after an stream crossing (yep the water was very cold) I start riding beside the canal - a few km past a one lane bridge a car stops and tells me that they are doing some drilling on the road and I would need to go back to the one lane bridge and go down the other side of the canal to bypass the drill rig ( the te araroa trail run down the side of the canal on a gravel road) - the road on the other side is a tar seal one . so after back tracking a few km I cross over the one lane bridge and get on to the tar seal road riding along passing a fish farm (the fish farm is in the canal) along the way. having a chat to some people before a fun down hill ride down to lake pukaki ( the water from the canal is feed into 2 big pipes the feed into an power standing) after getting some photo of the power stanting i do some road riding until I spot some new signs for one of the new cycle ways - deciding to go along the new cycle way to see what its like - its a 2?m off road track that is a nice mix of some up and down with a few flat bits. riding until I get to the pines camp ground where I decide to set up camp for the night -after setting up camp i have a chat to some people for a bit before looking at the sun set and going to my tent for the night

some where to edward stream 65 km

some where to edward stream 65 km

packing up camp I hit the road going over a few rolling hill before starting the climb up mt michael - it's a fun easy climb with low gears. at the top there is a cafe called farm barn cafe? that I stop at. as Im going in I spot a bike with touring gear on it( 2 yellow panner bags on it ) In side I have a chat to the owner for a bit before finishing my food & heading down the fun down hill getting up to 62 km/h. 7 km down the road it the town of fairlie where I try the backly before getting back on the road having a quit stop at the bp to full up my water bottles and camble back also end up putting some air in my tires (need to get a new pump as the one I have is ok for fixing flat tires but takes about 200 pumps to get up to 50 psi Ie it tikes a long time my tires with it ) Leaving town I see that musen is open so I decide to have a look around ($5) back on the road I slowly climb up to Burke pass stopping at the town ship for a look at an old chach . working up the last 1 km that happens to be the steepers part of the climb I get up to the top of the pass stopping to get some photos of the monet and the sign then its time to head down the other side of the pass until I get to a rest area called edward stream where Im going to set up camp for the night _ must of had a good tail wind as it's only when I had stop did I notice the strong wind.

Mt s to some where 66 km

Mt s to some where 66 km

after packing my tent and doing a few last min job’s on the bike. after a stop at the shop to get some cash out to pay for the last 8 nights (pend at Mt s domain wanting for a part for the bike) leaving Mt s about 11 am I head down the road stoping at mayfield for some lunch . it's a nice day with the road heading down hill most of the way to geraldine. going over a one lane bright ( with a passing bay in the middle) I spot a car stuck in the river (taking a road car off road across a rught river crossing is not a good idea : ) at one end of the bright I spot a few signs for the Mt bike tracks along the river. stoping in geraledine at the subway and to get some food for the next few days ( I get some of my food at the larger towns at the supper markets & get the rest of the food in the small town & road side stands ) leaving town the road is mostly flat for the first 10 km the  hills start with road works thouing just to add to the fun. stoping at a rest area for the night I site down at a table to put this down .