Bike trip details :D

Hey Guys :)

here are the details of the bike trip :)

So on Thursday morning the 14th March my hostparents gave me a ride to the ferry terminal in Wellington. We should meet there at 7.25 so we had to leave here at 6.40 and that was too early for me :P but I've made it and so we were at the ferry terminal. First we should put our bikes in a line against a fence so we can go fast on the ferry when they ask us to. We put our bags in a van, but it was the wrong one because we had our own one and so we had to bring all the bags back in the right van.
Then we walked our bikes on the ferry and sat down wherever we wanted. I took many photos and it was so beautful. (The pictures will come in the next post) I got sick on the ferry because I get seasick, but it was okay on the way to Picton, but on the way back...it was horrible, but more to that later.
When we arrived in Picton we walked our bikes of the ferry again and walked to an park where we had our lunch and we talkedabout safety and staff. They checked our bikes again and finally we started riding.
We just had 36 kms on the first day what was not much compared to the next days ;) While this 36 ks we had two hills, but they weren't really hills like Mr. Redpath said. I really thought I will die...it was horrible, but I've made it. In the evening we were in three different houses because our group was too big. The boys were in the YHA Havelock what wasn't really nice. A few girls were in the Blue moon, what was discusting because they couldn't have a shower and it felt like they sleep on the street, but my friends and me were in a really nice Motel, where we had our own shower and our own appartment. We had our dinner in the YHA and then we had our first meeting where Mr Redpath told us something about imoortant things. I forgot it already so it wasn't really important :P
The next morning we had breakfast at the YHA again and then our second day started. The three groups were grouped the day before so everyone knew in which one he was. Ella and me were in the middle group, but the most girls were in the slow group. On the first day only boys were in the fast group but on the third day two girls came in that group too.
The slow group started 20 minutes before the middle group and the last group came 20 minutes after the middle group so we arrives all at the same time at the meeting point. We had 75 km to Nelson and that was a easy ride, but there were two big hills and they were really tiring because they didn't stop.
When we arrived in Nelson I was impressed. It was gorgeous. The weather was great so you could see all this beautiful landscape *-*. We stayed at the YHA in Nelson and it was really nice because it was a good position and nice designed. :)
The evening was the same as the day before dinner, and then the meeting.
The next day should be really hard because there were many hills and 100 km to go. And it was, but Ella pushed me up the hills and that was really funny and so I arrived in St. Arnauds safely ;) That night we were in a Backpacker and a Motel again ;) Of course I was in the Motel again :D Our own shower and so on it was relaxed!
I was looking forward to the next day because there were just flat and no hills, but I was wrong. They just said there are no hills but there were, but it was okay because we had good weather and a gorgeous view on the top of the hills. :) In that night we stayed in the Top 10 Holiday park what was okay but not really comfortable because it was small and the showers and the toilets were on the other side of the park. It was okay for one night but not for longer ;)
In the meeting that night we found out that we got kicked of the ferry we should take back home and we have to take the ferry at 10.30 pm so we would be in Wellington at 1.30 am. It was too late but we couldn't change it so we all called our parents/ hostparents if they can pick us up.
The next day used to be the hardest day of the trip, but because it was raining really hard so we couldn't do all the hills without a high safety risk. It would be too wet and too cold for the people who have to wait and so Mr. Redpath decided that it would be too risky and so we just made the short way over the Motorway to Picton. Everyone was happy, but I think now when you're at home it is sad because you haven't done the whole trip. We changed our ferry too, so we were home at 4.30 pm.
The rain was horrible and so cold...While just 36 kms we got as wet as we had a shower and that is not a lie you actually felt like you had a shower with your clothes on!! :S
But now I'm at home and it was a grear experience and I had such a funny and nice time with new people and my friends :)

The pictures are in the next post :)

Good bye and see you :)