Eleven days already, and it feels like I’m making some progress towards the South Island, still a long way to go.
This morning we headed off around 0830, after a long chat with other at the same lodge….they are amazed at what we are doing….maybe they know something I don’t know. 😀😀😀
Today was another great day, the clouds prevented it from getting too hot. The entire day was on the road, but most of them were quiet which is really nice. The day started off cycling by farms….note cattle, a few lambs and so much pasture. Very lush and green.
About half way I came to a dam, similar to the one at Arapuni where we stayed last night. On Lake Maraetai which is where we are staying tonight, there are 5 hydroelectric dams.
The small town of Mangakino has everything we need, a store, two restaurants and a comfortable place to sleep. We took our time and still made the hotel with plenty of time.
The day was gorgeous - the weather was perfect and the views incredible. While we were at the store, we noticed about 12 children, out on their bikes…having fun. Laughing and playing together….so nice to see 😀
Tomorrow’s track is more remote….there are 8 or so riders in town all aiming for the same place so hopefully we will all watch out for each other. Yesterday a few people were choppered off the track ….ill have to be careful in that area tomorrow. We had a good dinner, and we have enough food with us for the next few days. More than enough actually…I’ll have to figure out how to carry it all. The SPOT tracker should work, but I’m not sure about the GPS.
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