Rotorua rest day: Sort of

January 18, 2017

A rest day on an NZ bike trip is a relative term. We opted for a mountain bike ride in the red wood forest for 2hrs this hours morning. The forest has over 150km of mountain biking trails rated 1-5, easy to hard. We did mostly level 3 which was easy for our guide Sue and Patti but a bit of a stretch for me. In the end I survived 10km while the others did 14km. One thing I have learned about mountain biking is that you don't have to go very far to have a good workout. Once back in town we just wandered around because I have been here on 3 previous occasions and didn't need to do the tourist thing.

The trail map for the red wood forest. My 10km route is highlighted in orange.

Me on the trail thank goodness it was a one way trail.

Me descending a small dip in the trail. Don't look to closely or you will see how terrified I am.

Today's ride: 10 km (6 miles)
Total: 806 km (501 miles)

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