Following days of heavy rain in Greymouth sun was finally forecast. Time to ride! I rose a relatively quiet paved road through farmlands for an afternoon to reach the Waiuta Lodge ($15 advanced registration required) at the well maintained Waiuta gold mine ghost town. The lodge was really a mountain hut, but with electricity and…
Month: December 2019
Being Still
It’s raining. It’s been raining for about seven days now. Rivers are flooding, bridges all over the island are out. I’m practicing being still. I’m actually quite good at doing nothing, as long as I don’t start concerning myself with the opinions of others and what I “should” be doing. Theoretically the rain and wind…
On Slowing Down
Spending ten days riding so many great trails with friends was a fabulous kick off to my New Zealand trip. However, since their comfortable touring mode pace is significantly faster than mine I was pretty wiped out by doing more mileage most days than I would have on my own. I was really looking forward…