The reprobates meet for another Brass Monkey
Tying down the bikes in the Ferry
Glassy smooth crossing. A good sign – we could have forgone tying those bikes as well..
South of Blenheim – it was cold.
Hamner Springs – we stopped for the hot pools
Challenging mist nearing Fairlie.
Evidence that I was actually up at dawn. As were we all. We stayed in a house on a farm and the dawn say white mountains along with the usual rural scenes.
Almost ready to set out to the Haka and Dansies
A chance encounter on the Hakataramea Pass
Lake Benmore – an excursion from the Hakataramea Pass
End of the Road at Lake Benmore
Off to the rest of the Hakataramea Pass
That’s Mod and Henry in the distance – on the closed road
Gravel, corners, mountains. What more is there?
The entire day was offroad, and with views like this
Top of the Danseys pass. No white stuff on the road though.
Another Dansey’s bike. Plenty of road bikes went over the Danseys, but the Haka pass has some water hazards that keep most bikes out.
Monkey Saturday – and Nash poses in perfect weather. Again.
However he was soon riding into a sea of fog
Tour of the monkey area started at the Vulcan Hotel.
and suffered though some Monkey hardships
Random stretched bicycle later that day
The wooden bike seemed to have less than total efficiency
Ready for the fire. It was freezing cold – and could have been lit earlier.
An agglomeration of bikers after an epic run over the Hasst. It was the right route as everywhere else saw ice and snow.
Indeed it was a perfect day on the West Coast – while it snowed in Christchurch. And Wellington. and everywhere else.
The dam could break – with 1 to 2% probability per year. Encouraging.
Flat rocks at Punakaiki – the end of another wonderful day.
It’s off to the ferry – and yes that’s dawn over there.
An icy run through the Buller gorge. Actually the roads were perfect, though the air temperature hit minus 4.5 degrees Celsius.
Mod tries to evade the camera in perfect conditions – as we near Blenheim.
Great photo’s – great countryside for bikes
@BMR789
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Fantastic photos – I should really get down there in winter more often. And Dansey’s Pass pub FTW.
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Great photos, thanks!
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Funny thing that your pix capture (that I don’t recall from the trip itself) is the serenity of that timeless land. Well done you.
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of course most of the pictures were taken in serene (stopped) moments…. The riding required a less serene outlook
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Awesome pics and ride. Do need to put this on on my to do list!
GT
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