New Zealand 75 Really roughing it out here

 After they ate, we all sat around the fire with candles and talked about various travels. I was well into my "we are really roughing it out here" bit and I was lamenting the fact that Matt and I were not used to carrying so much weight and the walk was really hard when the two of them just looked at each other. 

They smiled and he said, "well, we are just on our way back up from having biked across new Zealand". "oh" I said. Turns out this pair biked from the very northern tip of new Zealand clear to the absolute bottom of the south island in two months while carrying all their gear and camping equipment on the bikes. Matt and Cynthia (to be continued)