A few sights from my travels

 

The Enchanted lookout

As promised I've been out and about in the local area since being on my LWOP. Attached are some photos of the local area on the route up to Mount Patriarch which is situated in the Mount Robertson range here in Marlborough. 

Above is a spot called the 'Enchanted Lookout' which is some 1160m above sea level. It's accessible by public road though it's unsealed and best tackled by something with some decent ground clearance or, in my case, a Suzuki DR650.

A biking buddy of mine and I went up there earlier this week and it is, quite frankly, life affirming. It's quiet, beautiful and all within 80-90Km of our house. Ideal!

It also reminds me very much of a spot I spent some time in as a youth growing up in South Africa. Ngodwana (Google it to get the full lowdown) and the surrounding area is remarkably similar and my only regret from living there is that I was too young to go out and about dirt riding in the local forestry area in territory such as this. Still, now I can make up for it and I just love heading up there. This is made even better by the fact that the DR is the ideal tool for this being relatively light, nimble and yet still able to do the tarmac riding to get there it was in its element.

That's Cloudy Bay is the far distance

The distance you can view from the spot is really impressive - I reckon that a night camping up here in the summer would be brilliant though it does get noticeably chilly. 

The Wairau Valley some 1160m below you

The rest of the family are all well and life at home, being a house husband is rather nice to be honest.

I hope that you are all well and those in the UK are making the most of your lockdown being just about over.

More to follow with some more photos of my travels.

Take care.