We managed to get sorted early today and cycled the short distance to the supermarket in town for supplies as rumor had it that there were no shops on route to our destination today. All the cafés came just at the right time however, a rarity in our NZ travels. Both cafe stops were highlights of the day for very different reasons. We were impressed with the rain forest as we tootled along towards our days destination.
Our first stop was at Ross, an old gold mining town. Two loaded bikes were outside the cafe and we met Will and Huri from California, two young guys getting some touring in before their study term started again. The C.T.C New Zealand trip that we bumped into
We were then joined by 17 cyclists on the CTC tour organised by Peter Croft. The cafe at this point was fast filling up with cyclists. Later two other UK cyclists who we met outside the supermarket at Hokitika the day before also joined us all, as well as Mr Yan, another independent cyclist who we have met on a few occasions over the recent days. We all had a good chat and it seemed strange to be with so many other cyclists. We soon realised that the CTC tour was going the opposite way to us but we still had a little peloton of cyclists all heading for Hari Hari, consisting of Mr Yan, Will and Huri, and another young couple from the UK as well as us both.
We came across a few more single track bridges which proved interesting when a vehicle was heading towards us! A typical bridge which is single track so you have to get a move on!
Our second stop was at the West Coast famous cafe 'Pete's Possom Pie Cafe' which had an anti establishment and strong sense of humour atmosphere. The owners are no longer allowed to sell Possom Pie but you could have one free for a small financial contribution to the fund fighting government regulations on home caught meat!
A typical bridge which is single track so you have to get a move on!
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