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We had our picnic lunch and then road back to Mt Nicholas by 315 to wait for the boat.
FILE1213 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
NZ South Isand-121 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
IMG_2161 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
You have to take the panniers off to navigate the loading ramp, but the staff were super helpful and carried them aboard.
Screen Shot 2018-02-09 at 23.53.00 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
NZ South Isand-122 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
NZ South Isand-124 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
NZ South Isand-125 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
NZ South Isand-126 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
NZ South Isand-128 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
NZ South Isand-129 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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NZ South Isand-131 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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The sailing is 45 minutes and smooth as silk. The disembarkation in more straightforward as it a straight shot onto the dock.
NZ South Isand-134 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
NZ South Isand-135 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
NZ South Isand-136 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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NZ South Isand-137 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
We then had just a 10 minute drive ups the hill to the home of Diana and Dick who are friends of Janet and Charlies and who have kindly offered to host us here in Queenstown. We had a very nice dinner prepared by Diana and we all got to swap stories. They had traveled extensively 2 up in the Americas, Europe, and Africa. We also had the spectacular view from their house.
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10 Apr 2018
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We took the first turn off past the town and this is the Reece Valley road. It is paved for a few km and then after about 10 km there is a small power station and some signs saying the road is closed. We went past these and continued on and we even did meet one car coming out. After several gates that we opened and closed a final gate had a lot more road closed signage and we decided to turn back. Probably a good thing as there are no signs for the Bungee outfit that was located up here either and the road may have been closed for some time.
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We made it back to the Glenorchy-Paradise road and continued west.
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Screen Shot 2018-02-09 at 23.58.52 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
This turns to gravel with a fair bit of wash board after 3 km.
FILE1400 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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There is also a lot of traffic even after the settlement of Paradise in 10 km where the sign says “back country road vehicle damage possible, not suitable for campers”.
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11 Apr 2018
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We back tracked to Glenorchy for a snack and coffee and then back to base.
FILE1523 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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Diana was kind enough to let us use the front loading machine to wash the riding suits and they were dry after hanging in the breeze for just a few hours. We took the 800 into town for a night out with dinner and a walk about the bustling tourist town. There were lots of people, a number of bands, and several street performers.
NZ South Isand-148 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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A late entry for Skippers Canyon
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19 Apr 2018
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We headed south again towards Clifden as about 1 km from here there is a limestone cave system in which you can see glow worms. We parked and walked/crouched into the cave until it got to where you would need to crawl. We turned off the headlamps to see the glowing dots. This cave is very long and you can explore for several hours, but not in riding gear and not on an earthquake prone island for us!
NZ South Isand-159 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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From here we rode into Tuatapere for a late lunch/dinner at the cafe after 3 and to fuel up. We then rode into the end of the Lillburn road to the trail head for the Lake Hauroko (deepest lake in NZ) bush walk. Only the last 20 km are unsealed. We then rode back 10 km to the Lilliburn Campground, which is a free grass site with a long drop and a non portable water supply.
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