From Motueka, we caught a bus to Takaka. We found a place to stay and then went and rented mountain bikes again. We rode about 5 miles out of town to the base of a mountain (big hill) and ditched the bikes in the weeds and started hiking up. Note to Steve and Kim: I found some new friends!

The hike was great! The weather was sunny and clear with a nice cool breeze the higher up we hiked. The scenery was really beautiful, too. For all of you Lord of the Rings fans, here is where Frodo and Sam left the Shire.

After the marathon hike and bike, we got back to town at about 5pm and had a few beers and got ready to go out. Took a taxi to the Mussel Inn (about 10 km out of town). Very interesting place! Great food and there was a Ragae band playing. Stayed out late (of course). Just hanging around town this morning enjoying the sunshine. All for now. Later.