7 April 2012
We woke up at the crack of dawn to do a little side trip to Ophir before getting back on the trail to wedderburn. Everyone was a bit sore from yesterday and I was feeling a little tired after racing Amy 20+ times yesterday. It was a toughish bike with a gradual uphill all day. We were stoked to get to Wedderburn to drink a few beers and chill out at the tavern.
A chilly start in the fog on our side trip to Ophir
Delivering the mail at the old Ophir post office
Ophir bridge
Hard man comp 2: who could hold their hands in the water the longest. It actually wasnt that cold so we had a tie.
The moon was out when we got back on the trail in Omakau
Beer stop: Lauder for morning tea
Poolburn Viaduct
10km nude cycle through the Ida Valley. Jo was the only one game enough to go full starkers
Nick and George
Karen crossing another bridge
We stopped by a creek for lunch and a swim and cooled our speights in the stream
Hayes and Sons museum - very boring
Gilchrist’s store. This is New Zealand’s oldest continuously operating general store
We stopped for a beer at the Oturehua pub
A few km out of Wedderburn we reach the highest point on the Otago Rail Trail at 618m
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