St. Arnaud is the gateway to Lake Nelson Nstional Park and the surroundings are beautiful. When finally after two days the heavy rain ceased to fall out of the sky, we head for Murchison. It was a beautiful day, although at times the wind was so strong we had to get off our bikes. For the next 3 days we would be following the Buller river, an impressive and huge stream that hollers from Lake Nelson towards the sea. Cycling on these roads in such impressive landscapes has been one of the best cycling experiences we have ever had. Nature here is so overwhelming, it made us feel like tiny little ants.
By the time we got to Owen River the weather started to turn ugly and we were doubting if er should continue as the risk of heavy rain was getting higher. Just when we thought to set up camp at Owen Junction, Ben and Saskia, our dear friends who helped us out in Turangi, drove up the car park where we had lunch! Vanessa and Ella hopped on board of the campervan and I cycled the remaining 20 km into Murchison through some serious rainfall.
In Murchison we decided to stick together and have New Year´s Eve together in a tacky motel called "Mataki Hotel". I couldn´t have said it better myself!
New Year´s Eve was awesome. It was brilliant to spend it with Ben, Saskia and Dixie Lou.
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