Saturday 15th March

• Drove to Hanmer Springs via the Lewis Pass, one of only three routes connection west with east across the Southern Alps.
• Dominated the Big Foot Ride and a few other tracks thru the surrounding forests, they were affable, nothing majorly hairy though.
• Soaked the Shandy muscles in the natural springs which come in various temperatures straight from the earth's core, they stink a bit (hydrogen sulphide (egg Jon)) but are very very relaxing. Your limbs and body float in them rather like the Dead Sea.
  
• Clattered into a few beers and had a rumbustious old time.