[:es]Llegué a la isla sur con mucha expectativa. Durante los últimos meses me había cansado de oír lo grandioso que sería pedalear por su “West Coast”. Pero debido al clima, las malditas sand flies y la poca onda de la gente, ésta etapa ha sido una de mis mayores decepciones.[:en]I came to the South Island with high expectations. During the last months I had got tired of hearing how great it would be riding its West Coast. But due to the weather, the damn sand flies and its unfriendly people it has been one of my biggest disappointments.[:]