South Island Back Country Tour

20 February to 7 March, 2014

Page One - Queenstown to Mossburn

 

 

 

Queenstown the evening before the tour started.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lyn and Neale enjoy the Queenstown Gardens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting ready to load the bikes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dancing away from the Queenstown Wharf.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Mandatory Line Up.

David, Glen, Kit, Ron, Geoff, JB, Jenny, Lesley, Annette, Stephen, Bob, Lyn and Neale

 

 

 

 

 

The nicest bike parking facility south of Auckland.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probably a bit early in the tour to be getting in to the beer, you guys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neale has a close encounter with a couple of triple expansion engines..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port hole view.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnslaw at Walter Peak wharf.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well!!  That's it, then!!  We will just have to go cycling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another line up, just to make sure no one stayed on the boat.

Neale, Geoff, Lesley, Lyn, Glen, Ron, David, Annette, Stephen, Jenny, JB, Kit, Bob.
Yep, they are all there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The riding commences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glorious Lake Wakatipu scenery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Must be DIY coffee time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actually, it was lunch time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Oreti River

 

 

 

 

 

South Mavora Lake

 

 

 

 

 

 

A guest at dinner time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next day, heading off to Mossburn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kit has a deer experience in Mossburn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And Glen has a well earned kip.