The day trip is known as the triathlon cos it invloves mountain biking, 4 wheel driving and horse riding, (then more mountain biking.) Using the 3 methods of transport we got to see all around the area, including getting into canyons and up high on cliffs.The bikes were admittedly a bit average, OK for on the flat morning ride.And the 4wd drive was fun enough. Some spooky canyons, and Mordor like rock features.
The horse riding though was AWESOME! Having only ridden
around 20 times, and on old nags (the other day in Taffi del Valle being a perfect example), my experience with horses has normaly been the horse on auto piolt and me having to really kick it to get any speed at all.Yesterday however, I was put on my first Ferrari... Damn this beast didnt want to stop galloping. In reality I was more holding on for dear life than actualy riding, but it certainly got my heart pumping!Evidently the secret is feeding the horse grain and barley instead of hay. This also means that the horses stomach is not so inflated, and you can actualy get your legs around.This is kind of helpful when racing!
Sara was stokeds that I could ´finaly´see fun in horse riding (her words), and I have to admit, I could really get into it if future horses were of a similar high standard.
Our last mission of the day was a downhill Mountain bike.
The views from the top were amazing. Especialy the cactus´s which grow wooly hats above a certain altitude!The ride down was a rutted gravel road. The old bikes made it both frustrating and exciting at the same time. I couldnt ride anywhere near as fast on my bike back home (which I´ve been thinking about quite a lot recently).. but anticipating it falling apart underneath me at any moment kept my heart in my mounth!
All this for 175 Bols each, ie $33 NZ... try to get that sort of value in Queenstown..... hmmmm
No comments:
Post a Comment