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Goodbye Mr. Sandfly

Today Sarah and I rode 50km through the Southern Lakes district to the town of Wanaka. Our ride took us past Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea. The lakebeds for both of these lakes were carved by glaciers and each lake is over 300 meters deep. We were surrounded by mountains the entire time and our ride was very hilly. We were both a little tired from yesterday too and that made today one of those days were 50 kilometers feels more like 150. The good news is that there are no sandflies here! We woke up at our campsite this morning and the sandflies were so thick we were inhaling them. Now we are in Wanaka and haven’t had a single bite yet!

Here are some pictures from our ride today.

Check out how steep the road up this hill is!

The view from the top was nice though!

Now we are going to spend one or two days relaxing in Wanaka before heading South to Queenstown over the Crown Range.

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8 Responses to “Goodbye Mr. Sandfly”

  1. John Erck Says:
    February 7th, 2007 at 3:21 am

    I’ve got two comments…
    1. The red squirrel is coming of age.
    2. The panorama picture posted looks pretty awesome.

  2. erin Says:
    February 7th, 2007 at 4:46 am

    Wow. I would fall off my bike from the sheer beauty of the surroundings.

  3. Stephen Welle Says:
    February 7th, 2007 at 11:37 am

    Wow! That panorama is unreal!

    Have you seen any Flyfishermen?

  4. Dad Says:
    February 8th, 2007 at 1:33 am

    Hey guys!
    You look fantastic in front of the beautiful lake and mountain! I think you should buy some fishing line and a hook. What kind of fish do they have in the mountain lakes of NZ?

  5. Brian Says:
    February 8th, 2007 at 7:36 am

    The scenery looks amazing. Jamie, watch the positioning of your hand in those pics!

  6. Nick of Plymouth UK Says:
    February 8th, 2007 at 9:30 am

    Hi, came across your blog by accident Googling for XT hubs!! Wow! you lucky guys…I wish I was there on my bike! Reminds me a lot of a cycle tour I did in Wales a few years ago. Keep up your blog its excellant work and “live our dream”

  7. Jenny & Brandon Says:
    February 9th, 2007 at 4:41 pm

    The scenery is beautiful. I’d grow a hippie beard for a chance to see it. Wish we were there with you.

  8. Brandon and Jenny Says:
    February 9th, 2007 at 4:44 pm

    The scenery is beautiful. I ‘d grow a hippie beard to see it. Wish we were there with you.

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