Cheated and got the bus from Collingwood to Motueka, so that we didn't lose 2 days cycling back on the same road and so we didn't have to do Takaka Hill twice.
Cycled from Motueka on a lovely quiet back road with fab views (as usual) in the sunshine to Tapawera. We camped at a great campsite that had a pet pig called Spider Pig (Simpsons) and he did a back flip and fell over when Nic fed him (absolutely hilarious).
On the Sunday the rains came big time and we cycled all day getting wetter and colder until we arrived in St Arnaud in Nelson Lakes National Park. We decided not to camp and found a backpackers hostel to dry off in. We met a mad couple from California (Dick and Susan) who were celebrating their 50th Wedding anniversary by spending 3 weeks cycling on their own tandem. They had matching head to toe yellow rain wear and looked very smart! We met them at the take-away over the road and invited them to eat with us in the warm.
The sun came out in the evening and the next day the sun was shining again so we decided to have another night at the backpackers and go for a walk (after a long lie-in!). We walked part of the way up Mt Robert and had spectacular views over the lake and beyond.
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