This is the first time either of us has ridden quad bikes and let me tell you its quite hard work. As Lucy pointed out to our guide when we were only two minutes into warming up on the driveway.
“These bikes don’t have power steering!”
Anyway off we plodded up the mountain tracks. It was a lovely day again and the views were, as usual, quite lovely. The guide pulled over a couple of times to point out things like a two thousand year old tree and stuff. ;)
At the top of the hill was a skywire called the flying fox. To see what this really is you need to check out the videos either on their own site (www.happyvalleyadventures.co.nz) or YouTube. Basically it’s a 3.2km powered zip wire that speeds you along at speeds up to 80kmph. I am not sure of the height but the tall trees were at least a couple of hundred feet below us.
I couldn’t really tell for sure as I was hanging onto my camera and the ride frame like I was trying to crush both. Lucy of course loved that part of the day and revelled in my discomfort. Divorce could well be on the cards when we get home.
The ride downhill on the quad bikes was even better. The guide pointed out we should use the brakes. LoL Lucy used the brakes for both of us I think. At the bottom they had a fun test track which was a very rugged circuit in a field of sheep. I proceeded to power my way around it at breakneck speeds while Lucy videoed it for posterity.
(When we watched it back later in the evening I was really depressed to see that I was actually crawling around the course like a 90 year old granny on a wheeled zimmer frame.)
Eating in tonight and then off to town for a few beers. Need to be up early in the morning as we are out kayaking
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