Our tour group split into two groups for three days on Tuesday. Six of us went on a biking holiday around the Marlborough Sound in the North, staying at a cute bed and breakfast. The other six backpacked into the Nelson Lake National Park. We had thought of going backpacking but I was worried that I couldn't hike....straight up....for seven or eight hours...with a 25 pound pack. Silly me!
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| Our view of Marlborough Sound from the B&B |
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Anyway, Bill and I are now so happy to have made this decision to bike because the weather for the hikers was horrendous. The first day they had torrential rains (we did too which is why I didn't bike that day). Now that we have remet the group, they tell us that they hiked through rivers (not streams) that came up to their waists. They arrived at their hiking hut after 5 hours with their clothes completely soaked. The hut did not have showers, hot water or toilets. My goodness. The next day, they hiked again about 7 hours with some rain, more streams and arrived at their hut which was heated by a fireplace. Nice, eh? The bedrooms were actually rooms with mats on the floor and they had brought their own sleeping bags. The next day they awoke to a blizzard! 35 mile winds, no visibility and blinding snow. But they had to hike out because they had to reconnect with the rest of the group (us) and so they hiked through the blizzard for seven or eight hours.
When they finally got down off the mountain, we tried really hard not to tell them of our B&B's hot tub, the delicious meals we were served or the sunny hot days we had after the first rainy day
Here are a few photos of our beautiful biking day:
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| Bill fixing his bike |
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| View from the Biking Route of Marlborough Sound |
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| Our Fun Biking Group |
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