The South Island bicycle tour
started from Picton where I arrived on Thursday 13th November. The
three first days I spent in Queen Charlotte Track, which was a
challenging mountain bike track in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds. The route was: Picton-Anakiwa-Resolution Bay, and from Resolution Bay I took a weter taxi back to Picton
Sunday and Monday were dedicated for wines by visiting a couple of
wineries in Blenheim which is the capital for NZ Sauvignon Blanc and
Pinot Noir wines. After tasty moments in Blenheim I took heading
towards Nelson, where we were planned to meet up with exchange
friends. The route I selected wasn't the easiest - Maungatapu Track
climbed up to 750 meters and gave a good ride after reaching the
saddle!
From Nelson we went to Abel Tasman national park, and
hired kayak for three days. The views were astonishing and we saw
some wildlife, like seals. After the intensive kayaking was done, it
was time to head to the northernmost point of South Island, Cape
Farewell, where the weather was quite windy, actually so windy that
the roof of our campsites' bathroom flew away!
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| Feeling good in Queen Charlotte Track! |
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| Tasting a wide range of Cloudy Bay's great products |
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| Visiting Clos Henri winery |
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| Johann Graas, the Cellar Master, gave me a great tour in Clos Henri's production facilities |
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| Pelorus River |
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| Maungatapu track: a steep "shortcut" from Pelorus Bridge to Nelson |
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| Kayakin in Abel Tasman National Park for 3 days |
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| A meetup with exchange friends! |
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| Sunrise in Abel Tasman's Tonga Quarry Bech 6am |
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| Anchorage Bay |
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| Saturday morning in Collingwood Campsite. Wind was blowing >30m/s and the roof had to surrender |
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| Cape Farewell, the northernmost point on South Island |
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