In the beginning... there was an exercycle...
Woke up this morning a little saddle sore after last night's efforts. I guess that's the price I have to pay for having had almost a fortnight off. The other price has been an upward movement on the scales this week. It is just the motivation I need to get me back in the saddle again tonight. Tomorrow is a rest day, so I will be tending to any saddle sores I may have then. :)
So, off I headed. Still tracking North. I'm almost at the northern most point of my South Island circuit. I anticipate being in Motueka by the end of the week. After that, I will head towards Picton, and then into the North Island.
I added a respectable 25.25 km to my distance tonight. Bringing my total distance so far to 1852.05 km. I'm still in fairly mountainous terrain travelling between two National Parks. The forest scenery is wonderful, and the native birdsong is delightful. Fantails are very entertaining, flitting around in the trees. I passed through Tapawera alongside the Motueka River. Unlike the Buller River, I am following the Motueka in the direction of flow, which means that although there's still plenty of ups and downs along the road, the overall altitude is dropping. I guess that means the road is a bit like my journey.... Sometimes up a little, but better when down a lot overall.
So, until next time followers - happy trails :)
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