We reluctantly left the lovely hostel in Methven. It was a headwind all the way to Christchurch so we took turns draughting behind each other. About 15km before Christchurch we stopped at a winery for a wine tasting. After about 6 rather generous tastings we had to sit on the grass outside and eat in order to be fit to cycle! We carefully loaded 4 bottles of wine in our bike bags; Julie snuggled hers between her sleeping bag and bed mat.
After over 1400km we are proud to say we haven't had a single puncture between the three of us. Julie says that Murphy's Law states she will get one on the way to the airport on Friday.... Erin did manage to topple off her bike today though; it looked a bit like a demolition derby when Julie stopped suddenly while we were travelling at very slow speed and Erin's bags caught on Julies bags and sent her in a slow motion topple to the ground; still clipped in.
It was great to arrive at Erin's friend, Andrew's house in Hornby, Christchurch. We will spend the next 3 days catching up with various friends, and shopping!
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