allowing you to truly enjoy the magnificent riding without a care in the world except turning the pedals, enjoying your new friends, and enjoying the scenery.

The central joy of a trip with twowheeltours is the sense of relaxation that comes from having confidence that your guides have all the details figured out, and that your only responsibility is to show up and pedal. This creates a context for easy camaraderie with your group, and frees you as a rider to choose how much to challenge yourself, or simply go with the flow. Having Will available at frequently stops along the way to update you on the next section of the ride, provide water, snacks and snakes, and check in to make sure everyone is doing well also contributed mightily to the general sense of well-being. Specific highlights included the short, final day’s ride into the temperate rainforest on the shoulder of kunanyi, the first full day’s single track riding along the coast, and the open terrain of the ride out of Kempton. And Beardy and Will Clarke, of course!