Wine tasting in Blenheim and arrival to the Nelson area (days 6-8)

Day 6...We made our way north to the city of Blemhem and walked to 4 of the many wineries to taste the local New Zealand wines.

One of our 4 wine tastings.

Close up of the grapes... And yes I tasted one..

Day 7. We drive through Nelson to Kaiteriteri where Chip's adventure race starts and to meet up with the other athletes. Lots of packing and planning happening for their 7 days of kayaking, hiking, and mountain biking. These athletes are amazing!

70 teams getting briefed about the race. This course sounds really tough...over 500 km long

Day 8.... Diane and I went mountain biking at the local mountain bike park in Kaiteriteri... We found most of the climbs and some of the fun downhill trails too!

Diane making her way down the Ziggy trail