Multiple people have told me to traverse Lindis Pass between Omarama and Cromwell.
According to the Met Service, the area is due to be pummelled by a steady 20-28kph wind for most of tomorrow. Not ‘gusts of’, constant. It’s nowhere near the 48kph that apparently hammered through there at 4pm today, but it’s still no walk in the park.
The wind was a constant 24kph as I rode into Lake Tekapo today and it was, as I said, hairy. I don’t want to experience that going up and down mountain roads.
On Sunday, the wind is due to settle to around 12kph, but rain is due to set in for the whole day.
Neither scenario is preferable – So, what do I do?