Rotorua day 5

I went to the Redwoods Park this morning to try out the world famous mountainbike tracks that have been carefully made in this area. Some people call this the Disneyland for mountainbikers and once you have tried a few tracks, it is easy to see why it is called that way.

There are numerous tracks that are divided by level of difficulty. They go from very easy to very difficult and although there aren´t any prelonged uphills, it is still quite a demanding exercise and after 3 hours I was beat. I started with intermediate level tracks and worked my way gradually towards more difficult tracks but I had to get off the bike on more than one occasion. Some of the sections are for suicidal maniacs and I was not going to break my back here. One of the more difficult tracks is called the "Rockdrop". I went to have a look and could not see how someone could jump off this rock, absolute madness but there are tracks for beginners so anyone can enjoy this. A great initiative and I loved cycling here, so much even that I wrecked my shoes and I had to buy a new pair.

I was just in time to go to Jorg´s school where we were also invited to talk to the children about our trip. Once again it was a great experience and the amount of questions that these children ask, it is so rewarding. I hope we have been able to get the message across to some of the kids that cycling is really cool, it keeps you fit and it´s great fun. We had our last dinner together with our hosts and although it is very tempting to stay, we really need to get going.