Our chilly swim in Bluff to offically start the trip
Where are about to start the ride.....
Thanks to Dave and Kath Luoni for showing us Gore and putting us up for the night
Day 1 (Dec2) Bluff to Gore 97.2km =97.2km total
It was a slow start for us as our bikes got a bit munched on the plane but Avanti helped us out and got us on the road
The boys gave us a tour of the Smelter factory at Taiwai Point. We got in all the gears (hard hat, respirators, ear protecors which was pretty cool and then they drove us out to the Bluff. Thanks for everything guys.
We decided to do it properly and swim in bluff which was a bit nippy before kitting up and starting the ride. We had 8 seasons in one day with sun, then rain and wind, then lightening and then sunny again.
The aim of the day was to get as many honks from trucks. The truckies got right into it and we got a total of 52 honks : ).
It was a day of firsts. First injury when a rock from a passing truck flew up into andriys leg, first lightening, sun, wind, rain, headwind, backwind, town, broken computer, trout, and andriy decided to chase his first sheep.
We arrived in bluff to be welcomed by the Luoni family (kayaking friends) who gave us a great feed and tour of Gore. Cheers for an awesome stay.
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