Cycling from Arrowtown to Gibbston Valley-NZ South Island trip

Today’s ride was the highlight of our trip—especially because I was the one who planned it.

We cycled from Arrowtown to Gibbston Valley, covering a small section of New Zealand’s Great Rides. Gibbston Valley is well known for its wineries, so we stopped there for lunch and enjoyed it with a glass of local wine.

The scenery along the trail was absolutely stunning. It was autumn and the leaves had turned red and gold. Cycling alongside the river, we crossed several bridges, including suspension bridges, and even passed the Kawarau Bridge Bungy, where commercial bungy jumping was born.

I can honestly say this is one of the most scenic cycling trails I have ever ridden.

When I was looking for a cycling tour, I needed to choose one that would suit my aunt as well, since she was joining us. In the end, I found an easy route that offered E-bike and a shuttle bus. The ride was mostly flat and around 15kms in total. Furthermore, kiki tore her ACL in a skiing accident earlier this year. Before the trip, we setp up a simple indoor bike stand at home for her rehabilitation. That gave us more confident that she would be able to join with us.

There is nothing better than enjoy a great meal after some exercise. Lunch was excellent and the young waiter who served us was very friendly. We chose a slightly aged red wine for my dad, and also tried a younger one for comparison. We could definitely taste the difference. After lunch, we took the shuttle back to Queenstown and wandering around the town. It was simply a wonderful day.

騎車從劍鎮到吉布斯頓谷酒莊

這天是本趟旅程的亮點，因為是我安排的，特別得意。

今天旅程就是從Arrowtown沿著Arrow River騎腳踏車到Gibbston Valley，這也是紐西蘭Great Ride的其中一小段，Gibbston那邊又是以酒莊聞名，我們就在那邊吃午餐配酒，沿途的騎車風景說是我騎過最漂亮的也不為過，因為是秋天，所以很多樹都轉黃跟紅，沿路伴著河流，經過許多橋跟吊橋，也會經過高空彈跳發源地的橋，一路下來真的是心曠神怡。