Motueka valley 25/3/25

 

We left Kaiteretere and rode out over the road rather than the mountain bike park. We had coffee at Mrs Smiths in Riwaka and biked up the West Bank of the Motueka River. The road was very quiet going through farm land and horticulture blocks. 

The girls had a swim in the river under Peninsula bridge but I didn’t. We visited a pottery  

We bought some fruit and preserves on the way and arrived at our destination which was a farmhouse owned by Dion and Sue  I went out with Dion and we collected some sheep from a paddock in a truck and took them to the yards for weighing crutching ready for the stock truck  We were helped by his three dogs; Senty, Bella and Flo.   The yards were next to the old tobacco kilns from the days when this was the main crop.

We were served a beef and venison lasagna for dinner   Sue had traveled overseas a lot when young and is planning another trip. We stayed in their house as the guest accommodation was full.