We left Alexandra in high spirits this morning, having been fed and given a bed and lots of good advice by futurecatnz's folks. We were planning to head up north, first making a detour almost back to Queenstown, and then taking the 'old road' back to Wanaka, not because we were especially eager to see Wanaka again but because that mountain road is supposed to be spectacular, and the weather is great so the views should be breathtaking.
Passing the exit to the road, I headed on towards Queenstown first, because we'd need to drench our horses before making them climb up the mountain. And when we were at the petrol station, we saw that my rear tyre was not looking good. It was developing holes or cuts in the sidewall, that you can see the canvas through.
*sigh*
So we called the good people at City Motorcycle Rentals in Christchurch again, and agreed that we would head into Queenstown and see what we could find there, and talk to them again before having anything done (like, replacing a tyre).
When we arrived at Offroad Adventures, a rental shop which has several Suzukis of the same type as 'ours', we were informed that they'd already been contacted by City Motorcycle Rentals.
We were advised to come back in half an hour or so and they'd be able to tell us more. So of course we headed for the nearest internet cafe. What else is there to do?




gummihuhn's tyre before it was replaced in Haast



My tyre. I can see the threading in there. Not good.