Tuesday 15 January 2019

Going hilly

Today we went over to a friend's house in Picton and started our ride from there.
It was a beautiful day when we started from Blenheim but in Picton it was cold and windy..had we worn enough layers? A tailwind up the first hill helped, round the first corner and we were in sunshine again! The summit of the first hill is called The Wedge..and you climb from sea level by the Bluebridge ferry terminal to 150 metres...then around several bays, up and down, to coffee at Momorangi. A welcome stop but straight back uphill on return!!
I managed it, carrying on steadily as others stopped to photograph the view.. and didn't walk up any hills, thankfully.
A chilly headwind back down into Picton was welcome as a brake on the downhill speed before another coffee stop (no cake this time) and drive back to Blenheim.
Now we are doing the washing and packing the car ready for a bright and early start tomorrow.

5 comments:

Catalyst said...

OMG, GZ, you are one kuh-ray-zee gal! Be careful.

gz said...

I will be Cat...the saying goes "stay between the hedges and rubber side down"...I don't do fast downhill...and I'm not built for fast uphill..someone commented last year, think quarter horse not greyhound!! I'm fast over short distances...

kjsutcliffe said...

((o))

Barbara Rogers said...

Love your descriptions of your rides!

Amy said...

it's usually unpredictable weather down in Picton etc, but the scenery is beautiful.