When we got up it had been raining during the night and was just a slight drizzle, I had not brought my riding boots in from the porch so the right one was a bit wet, o well never mind.
We set off from Hanmer Springs to the west coast town of Westport through the 'Lewis Pass'
being that the ground was wet I took it easy and you really can't see anything going to fast anyway. It is a very nice road and runs along parts of the 'Buller Gorge' with the Buller River at the bottom. It was cold riding through the forest as I don't have the inserts for my riding pants because SOMEONE biffed them out. I didn't bring the one for my jacket or my spare over pants because I am a dumbass and forgot them and if I had my leg inserts they would be at home as well!
We stopped at Reefton for a coffee a very quaint town a little bigger then Helensville. The weather cleared and became fine. A lot of straight roads after Reefton and little wind .
Got to Westport had a ride through town found the motor camp and checked in.
Kym wanted to see the fur seal colony so we headed over to 'Cape Foul Wind ' to see the seals there were not as many as last time we were there.
That's a mean ride over the Lewis Pass. We took the same route as you and it was getting dark and the road was damp when some 'ghost riders' came screaming past us like we were standing still! I think they were riding Ducati monsters. Never seen anything like it. You should have stayed at the old haunted nurses home in Reefton! Awesome
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