Just as well the start was easy as didn't leave till after 11am!! No commitments apart from cycling the 100km meant a late start! Gorgeous day celebrated at cloacal diary with a hokey pokey ice cream - tip top is the best and for two bucks for supposedly a single which is really a large double ya can't complain!
Unfortunately the next 35km was constant hills and really wanted to stop off at the kauri museum but needed at least half a day for it - another for Xmas time! At 75km into the cycle I met the main a1 motorway and my idyllic cycle came to a grinding halt as I had the constant noise of fast moving traffic ringing in my ears. Was sorry I wasn't going to manawhai heads but when I have more time.
However did find and stop off at fab Dutch cheese shop and ate samples and bought drink and few slithers for later. Took piccie of this neat organic cafe but was closed - another future return!!
Made it to Wellesford around 6pm to find there was no campsite nor back packers near. Went to motel but at a 100 bucks it was out of my budget. Told to try pub so did and they are obviously busy doing rooms up but the lovely landlady let me have my own dble room for 20 bucks - amazing!! Was like luxury after camping. Pelted down with rain but cozy in pub and met lovely german guy living in the area who plays the sax. All turned out well in the end - wee accom panic at start!!
Oh and I am over a quarter of the way through having now clicked up 561km!!
Nice pics! Oh, the hokey pokey... Mmm.
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