Mavora Lakes and Queenstown

We rode from Te anau to Mavora lakes on Tuesday afternoon after the rain stopped.

Mavora lakes is a basic campsite (toilets table and water) in the middle of no where so all food has to be carried in and all rubbish carried out. It was 70k into the lakes and 50k out the other side on gravel 4x4 trails to Queenstown

From New Zealand Cycle tour

{gravel trails}

From New Zealand Cycle tour

{Swingbridge at mavora.....very wobbly}

From New Zealand Cycle tour

{our fire .....our first in nz as its the first time we have been allowed , most places have strict fire bans in place due to bush fires starting easily}

From New Zealand Cycle tour

{sun setting over the hills and the lake from our campsite}

From New Zealand Cycle tour

{The first obstacle after mavora in the form of a ford .... with knee deep water, Socks and shoes off and through we go. Also in the picture are an american couple touring the west coast that we met in Te Anau and again at Mavora}

From New Zealand Cycle tour

{many sheep blocking the path .... they ran infront all the way to the gate then ran back as us parting round us}

From New Zealand Cycle tour

{We got the TSS earnslaw over the lake to Queenstown from Walters Peak farm}

From New Zealand Cycle tour

{Walters peak farm}

From New Zealand Cycle tour

[Us at the water front before the ship came in]

We also recieved news that Alpkit are going to refund us for our broken arric sleeping mats and so we have purchased some new ones at Kathmandu (a nz outdoor brand) for 20 quid ....

From New Zealand Cycle tour

{the red line shows our route so far}