Heading Inland! Balclutha to Gore - 70kms

This morning we were keen to see if removing the heavy tent and camping gear from our trailers made our day easier.
It did, but it was still a difficult ride today.
From the first hill out of Balclutha, to the 15kms of hills that followed, we laboured and walked. 
A roller coaster of hills and hollows led us through the pretty south Otago countryside.
Herds of cows and sheep greeted us as we plodded past.
We passed lush, green pasture and fields of yellow flowers - possibly canola.
Luckily we haven't struck a single day of bad weather so far. We start the day with a thermal and windbreaker over our cycling gear. By 10.00am these are stripped off. 

Stopped at Clinton for a coffee and home made cheese and tomato rolls, then off to attack those hills again.

Finally we crossed the Mataura River and entered Gore where the statue of a 
leaping brown trout welcomes visitors. Gore is a Mecca for Trout fishermen. 
It's also the Country Music capitol of New Zealand.

We bought something for dinner at the Night and Day store then located the Gore Camping Ground, south of the town.
We have a tiny cabin for the night - then on to Invercargill in the morning.

Comments

  1. Simon HenleyFebruary 19, 2021 at 11:43 PM

    Well done! Great progress today - and good move lightening the load I think. Hopefully there aren't as many hills tomorrow and you have a good run down to Invercargill. (And hasn't that weather been fabulous - not a cloud in the sky again today I see!) xxx

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    1. CindyFebruary 20, 2021 at 7:17 PM

      We've had perfect weather ever since we began. Very lucky. Xx

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  2. KimFebruary 20, 2021 at 1:18 PM

    Great weather, scenery and progress, glad you ditched the extra gear xx

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    1. CindyFebruary 20, 2021 at 7:19 PM

      Will have to change our plans/itinerary as we're now without camping gear but cycling is definitely easier, Kim xx

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  3. HazelFebruary 20, 2021 at 2:43 PM

    Testing Testing

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  4. HazelFebruary 20, 2021 at 2:46 PM

    At last - keep trying to post a comment ! so impressed with your enterprise and energy. Keep up the good work......

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    1. CindyFebruary 20, 2021 at 7:22 PM

      Discovered that our gear, which was perfect for all our Aussie trips, was just too heavy to haul up all the S.Island hills. Ditched it. Feels better already! Xx

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    2. Harry WhorwoodFebruary 20, 2021 at 9:03 PM

      Hopefully a helpful tip, Hazel. I’ve typed and copied and then posted comments, and if it doesn’t work, pasted comments on a new page, not refreshed which it suggests, and that seems to work.

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