Cycle the back road to Queenstown….the Crown Range rd and Pass, via Cardona,
climb to 1075m, highest sealed pass in N.Z, cracker decent into Queenstown. Camp
at Lake Hayes. Into Queenstown, a S.W gale has set in. A classic old steam
powered, coal fuelled ship, the TSS Earnslaw, to Walter Peak, on the other side
of lake Wakatipu, an old high country sheep/cattle station.start cycling at 5pm…
and the goal is Mavora Lakes Doc camp…59klms away…sun setting we are climbing a
steep pass sun setting into the valley below, 15 klms before camp, so wild camp
in the Eyre Mountain Range, just before nightfall. this place is stunning, no
tourists vans or a cars all day…..wont be telling any of those trip advisor
sites, because once discovered by the hordes of O.S tourist looking for the next
“……” its gone……………that's why i love cycling…your low footprint you see the
madness of the world. Cars seem out of place…..they really don't belong on our
planet.
Wake up with the birds, find ourselves in a awesome space, the Eyre mountain
range,“in the middle of nowhere” Pack up camp early and feedbag at Mavora Lakes,
another set for Lord of the Rings. really great ride, till the afternoon, when
the sealed rd turned to loose pebble , gale side wind , and rain…last 20k into
Te Anau….punishing, especially for Claudia who lost her bike 3 times, she had
a spat, and a cry and kicked the bike….. deleted scenes behind the post
card..:-) We go soft and get a cabin……. reset, tramped little of the day one of
the Keppler track. Met a few touring cyclists from Canada, Malaysia, and crossed
tracks with Minh, and Keyfan from Taiwan again…….
we are waiting for the front to pass to do a day at Milford Sound.
As a Maori legend has it Milford Fiord is gods final masterpiece………
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