Riding our e-bikes and going up switchbacks
Crossing swing bridges Then missing the next track
Steve coming by with the coffee and drinks
Rob then outlines all the trails coming kinks
When the wind blows, When the sun shines
When the forecast’s bad
We simply keep riding our wilderness trail
And then we all feel so glad
Bus trips from Christchurch o’er mountains and rivers
Crossing the plains till a red light said “Stop” here
Mucked up our timetable, made us all late
Missed out on coffee by Nicole’s farm gate
When the beer flows, when the rocks blow
When we view the sights
We thank ‘Venture South for the many delights
We're pleased that we came along
There’s Donald and Helen and Kathryn and Robyn
There’s Trevor and Sharon and Margaret and Glenys
There’s Michael and Liz and that young fellow Geoff
The fastest, best group that came this way we bet
Lots of good food, lots of forest, lots of scenic views
But heads down, keep pedalling, boost power, change gear
Is what we all do each day
Rob can identify flora and fauna
Tells us a story of towns round the corner
Names every mountain and river we pass
Is up on the soil types that make such good grass
Maori folklore, tales of gold mines
Yarns of days of yore
He knows all the names of the flowers and the trees
Knows farming and e- con- o- mies
Steve fixes bikes when there’s something that goes wrong
Taking off chain guards, it won’t take him that long
Rides at the back of our eclectic group
A gen-e-ral whose look-ing after his troops
Waits for lost ones, buys the lunch buns
And provides the drinks
They're friendly and cheerful and really good guys
But now we must say our goodbyes