Day 27 - Greymouth

 This was an awesome day….road was great, views amazing and temp was perfect.  

An early start this morning means that my fly is soaking wet from the dew.  It was a bit chilly this morning, but after breakfast and a cup of tea, I was sufficiently warmed up to get going.  I’m rolling much faster, since I pumped up my tires to the appropriate pressure.  The rear tire was quite low…making more resistance for me…..great training!!!! 😂😂😂

The entire day was on a quiet backroad with not a lot of traffic which is nice.  Janet who gave me a ride yesterday stopped to see if I wanted her to carry my bags.  I did consider it, but in the end decided to continue carrying my own bags since it was a fairly easy day, only about 450m elevation gain and 80km.  

The endpoint for today was Greymouth….right on the Tasman sea!  It’s a gorgeous little town….with a great view.  I headed off to the photo checkpoint - Greymouth Bar.  Greymouth, the west coast’s largest city, has one of three ports in the area, and for much of its history, fishing has been the driving economic force.  The turbulent waters at the sandbar just off the mouth of the Grey River, have capsized at least 45 boats and claimed several lives.  Today there were several surfers out enjoying the waves.  

I’m in a hostel room tonight, trying to decide what I’m going to do tomorrow 😀.  Rain is coming….just depends on how much it’s raining when I head out in the morning.