Follow the adventures of MikeCoatesy and his trusty sidekick "Lisa the Wondergirl" as they muck up in their middle age adventures

Friday, February 28, 2014
Day 3 - 86kms - Mavora lake to Manapouri
86kms, 5 hours ride time
Day 2 - 68kms - Queenstown to Mavora lakes
There were also 30 school kids doing a mtb trip in the same direction as I was headed. I met one of their teachers on the ferry. A fantastic fella named Colin who promptly invited me to come and stay at his house at manopouri on my way south. I got off the ferry quick smart to stay ahead of the kids and put my head down into a howling head wind. Bad weather was on the way and I needed to get to camp before the rain.
This piece of road is the setting of my favourite ever biking photo taken 10 years ago. It features Brendan riding down the road.
The weather was coming in fast. As I turned away from the lake the wing came onto my back and thing hot a lot easier. I made camp by 3 pm and I was happily all on my own.
I managed to get set up and have a wash in the lake and cook dinner before the rain started. I crawled into the tent at 6.15. It rained all night. I was in the tent for 13 hours before emerging to snow on the hills all around the lake. No wonder it was chilly.
Vital stats from day 2
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Wayne emerges like a butterfly
Wayne emerges like a butterfly
He had a lie down in the tent after the big flight.
Then slowly he comes out of his cucoon.
Slowly but surely finding his feetHe told me he is very much looking forward to me giving him a flogging.
I love Wayne.
NZ - 10 year anniversary
I'm sitting at the gate waiting for my flight to Queenstown. It's 10 years since Brendan and I did our first tour of the South Island. I haven't booked a flight home, and I've got about a 2500km ride planned. It will be a bit dependent on the weather and how much I miss Lisa and the girls & Calvin.
I'm doing this ride on my lonesome. Not sure how I'll go. I tend to turn it into a marathon. I'll gunna try and take it easy.
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