Day 10: Summit to Sea!! Whoop whoop
Another glorious day to start out, and we did start out before the sun started to cook us and before the wind picked up. The bumps seemed magnified…..we’ve gone from tenderized to pulverized.
Lots of up and down, past ‘elephant rocks’, and oh so many cows!!
Down through the old tunnel (headlights required)…
Stopped at the Fort Enfield pub for a glorious coffee.
The people are so incredibly welcoming…at the pub they provided ginger beer tasters for kicks!
Stopped at the Fort Enfield pub for a glorious coffee.
The people are so incredibly welcoming…at the pub they provided ginger beer tasters for kicks!
Then a long slow descent into the park, looped through old town and finally, finally we made it Oamaru and the ocean!!!
We miss Dave hugely but I am happy to report he’s safe and sound in Edmonton!!
We went to a glorious pub after dropping the bikes off and had Scott’s pizza. No words – tasted like heaven.
Tomorrow we head back into the mountains!!!
P.S. todays stats:
Average speed: 15.2 km/h, maximum 51.7
Total ascent: 613 m, total descent 741 m.
Distance: 55km
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that is a wild tunnel…..but the yodeling was hilarious
We agree – gotta keep the silliness up!
Speaking as someone with a decent fear of caves/tunnels: that was creepy!
Still, the digging, rock and masonry work was impressive.
Agreed, very creepy!
Awesome (framed) picture, and tunnel ride. Sorry about Dave’s injury.
Thanks Mike!
That tunnel is radical! Love how you could literally see the light at the end of the tunnel!!
So sorry to hear about Dave’s knee! Glad to hear he’s safe and sound back home.
Glad you enjoyed amazing coffee and pizza!
Smiles,
Annie
What a beautiful path! And it was a scarry tunnel to bike through! Great job team.
Enjoy the rest of your adventures.
Very scarry tunnel!
The last photo with all the bikes and the frame is great! Can’t wait for the mountains. Onwards!
Onwards is right!
What happened to Dave? Was he with you and have to return. Love your pub to riding ratio.
Be well.
Oleg
Dave twisted his knee and felt it best to return home – we ride on in his honour!
All this bike riding—looks like the team is ready for an IRONMAN soon, haha! Glad to hear Dave is safe and sound back in Edmonton. Wishing him a speedy recovery while the team keeps crushing it on the trails.