This morning we did a lot of bike preparation work. Jos is loaning Tom and I bikes, so there was
a changing of pedals, mounting of bike bags and adjusting of saddles. Tom was quite concerned that the top tube
length was too long however after the seat height was set and we got Tom on the
bike he decided that it was fine. I am
going to ride Jos’ Avanti which is the bike Jos rode across America in
2012. It is equipped with Ultergra drive
train. I am convinced I got the best
bike.
After the bike assembly and fitting we went for spin. The hills in Wellington are really steep and
it was kind of a big change as all of my training has been in Phoenix where a
big hill is an overpass. It was a real
adventure riding on the wrong side of the road.
Following Jos was the ticket to no making a mistakes.
After our little bike adventure Jos took us down to this restaurant
which is on a tub boat in the Wellington harbor. The fish and chips were fabulous.
We returned to the National Museum in the afternoon. We had just over 3.5 hours which was hardly
enough to walk through the place. There
was a very interesting displace on the earthquakes. They also had a lot of displays on the
natural flora and fauna. I thought the
stuff on the Mauri was very fascinating.
They arrived in New Zealand only
600-800 years ago. This compares to
Hawaii which saw the first humans arriving about 2500 years ago.
Back at Jos’ place we had a wonderful supper of grilled
salmon. Liz and John Pfahlert who were
on the Orient Express came over for supper. It was great seeing them and
catching up with them.
Tomorrow we pick up the rental car and are off to the south
island.
Terry
4 comments:
Wow it looks fabulous! I am interested in seeing how this "wrong side of the road" thing works with cycling since I will have to contend with that in Ireland.
What a trip! I remember the water swirls the other direction in the toilet bowl too. So was Wellington windy at all? I'm looking forward to hearing and seeing more on your journey on the other side of the planet! please give my greetings to Agnes.
Another "wrong side" thing will be the bike brakes.
Give my regards to Jos.
Calgary Ken C.
Wow, a small Orienr Express Reunion from 8 years ago. All my best to Jos, John, and Liz. When we toured the National Museum the world had just discovered New Zeland through Lord of the Rings. Looking good.
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