As people told me, it’s raining now… I’m waiting until the weather gets better and I hope it will. I have only 16km and I think, I can do it in 2 hours maybe. So, I can wait, that’s OK.
Kohaihai DOC camp site > Heaphy camp site (16km, 3h30)
Category: South Island
Hector > Kohaihai DOC camp site (75km, 4h35)
Well, that’s the day to make a choice between to different ways. My first idea was to come back to Picton and miss the north west part of south island. I could go from Nelson, visit and cone back but with more time. So, I chose the second way, much harder, certainly more beautiful and with that way I will visit all the north west area. I’m going to do the Heaphy track. I’ve booked yesterday and I’m going to follow the west coast until the end of the sealed road. After that point, it will be hard and wonderful :-)
Westport > Hector (43km, 2h05)
Today, I’ve got some things to do in the city and then I will move toward the north like everyday since Dene and Sally’s home in Riverton.
Step, Lake Paringa > Westport (540km, 9 days)
Rapahoe > Westport (96km, 6h05)
Today I’m going to visit the Pancakes, then I will move toward Westport. I want to be close to the city centre tomorrow. Westport is the second biggest city of the West coast after Greymouth.
Paora > Rapahoe (23km, 1h20)
This morning is quite cold and wet. The proof : those clouds slowly descending the hills. There is fog all around. For the first time, somebody knocked my tent to tell me I was in a private property. Yesterday evening, I was riding on a cycling way between houses and the sea. Then I’ve stopped where there was a piece of grass. This area was connected to a garden and front of a path going to the beach. Both sides was surrounded by fence. I thought it was perfect and it was! Until this morning… A woman came just when I started to pack my stuff, asking me to leave. 20 minutes later I was on my way and let the area as clean as before, like every time. Sorry!
Somewhere after Jacksons > Arthur’s pass village > Paroa (110km, 6h15)
Today, I’m going to visit Arthur’s pass, then come back to Jacksons and finally take another road to go next to the lake called Brunner. That’s the third day without any cloud and certainly the best one the reach the higher saddle of southern Alps. I’ve hidden my trailer and I will come back to pick it up. That way, I will be much lighter to climb the 16% steep slope! Here we go!