On Sunday afternoon I waved goodbye to my adopted family at Avon City Backpackers (L to R: Lenny, Me, Annett, Mattias and Mike; missing is Irinka and a hundred others that made my stay there brilliant) and headed south on Ali for one last tour. Having done over 20km in the morning cycling to Riccarton market it was another 84km to Brent & Chris’ Bach in Takamatua so I took it steady.
The weather was incredible; I thought 10 days ago that winter had set in, but with warm sunny days being the norm over the past week or so I have been proved wrong. My route took me onto Banks Peninsula over the Port Hills where I enjoyed panoramic views of Diamond Harbour to the east and the City and the fertile Canterbury Plains to the west.
4 hours and some fairly hard climbs later, I arrived in Takamatua in near-darkness, with sweat on my brow and fire in my belly – I made sure my last ride with Ali was memorable. I only stopped to take photos including this one on the way into Akaroa Harbour.
-AC
The weather was incredible; I thought 10 days ago that winter had set in, but with warm sunny days being the norm over the past week or so I have been proved wrong. My route took me onto Banks Peninsula over the Port Hills where I enjoyed panoramic views of Diamond Harbour to the east and the City and the fertile Canterbury Plains to the west.
4 hours and some fairly hard climbs later, I arrived in Takamatua in near-darkness, with sweat on my brow and fire in my belly – I made sure my last ride with Ali was memorable. I only stopped to take photos including this one on the way into Akaroa Harbour.
-AC
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