My journey began in the morning of Tuesday of 7th. I had an impulse to have a Fergburger for lunch. Well, what an excuse to go on an escape! Regardless, I've always wanted to travel south before the big winter hits. My original plan was to go for just one night's stay while taking a look at the brand new Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell. It was good to be back on the road and on a long journey. This reminded me of when I used to tour half the North Island on my old Suzuki FXR150. Different bike this time, but same spirit.
The weather was fantastic and the scenery was simply stunning. And the beautiful twists and turns were simply cherry on top.
By the time I reached Omarama, I noticed that my tyres needed replacing.... SOON! Before my departure I thought some rubber left would be fine but these country roads were absolutely grinding through the rear tyre. The roads are like coarse sand paper. "This ain't good" I thought. So I called my friend in Auckland Todd ("Hello" back to you DMNTD) and got me a set of tyres shipped to Qmotors. Now all I had to do was wait till those tyres arrive.
Feeling better now that I got the tyre problem ready to be solved, I continued my way with some sence of peace of mind.
I arrived in Queenstown just before sundown. The canyon ride through the valley (in between Queenstown and Cromwell) was simply stunning. At this time of the year there were few tourists on the road so some ways it felt like my own private race track. 100% fun but still keeping it under 100kph speed limit.
After checking in at a backpackers, I slept hoping the tyres to arrive soon.
1. Lake Pukaki. Stunning view and weather. Blue, blue everywhere.
2. Countryside outside of Fairlie
3. Over the Lindis Pass. With snow covering the hills it felt like I was in a different country.
4. Scenery just outside of Arrowtown.
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