Tuesday December 31, 2013

What a spectacular morning at The Summit.  It was a very windy night but we were snug as a bug under our duvets.  We got up had a quick cold wash and had breakfast of peanut butter, banana and pita washed down with a nice hot cup of coffee.  After some photographs we headed down the easy side.

 It was very easy, gently sloping we rode all the way down.  Ralf took some photos of the information boards. The scenery took my breath away, it is beautiful.

It is a really interesting ride, with lots of information boards.

Blocking the Tunnel and the Concrete Block Tunnel

We followed the Lower River Hutt Trail into Upper Hutt, went to the iSite and booked our ferry to the South Island.  We also decided to stay in Lower Hutt tonight and have a short ride tomorrow to the ferry.  Tomorrow night we will be in Picton and then head south towards Christchurch.  It should take us about 3-4 days to get there, as we definitely have our cycling legs back and can easily do 70 to 80 kms a day.