I woke up feeling tired but ready to go. I would love to make it to Miranda Springs but we will see how the day goes. Rowan had a leak in his mat and it went down several times in the night. We better try find the issue tonight.

The day was hard, everything hurt. A couple of weeks off and our bums are not used to the cycle anymore. The morning was quite scenic following the coastline.

Then you turn inland to get to Clevedon. 17km of the day done. We had a bite to eat in Clevedon, just some sandwiches Rowan made. At this point when I hoped back on I really felt achy and tired. We slogged it up then a fun down to Kawakawa Bay.

There is a big up from there and it was hard. I sweated a lot. It felt like it took forever. The ride down was quite fun. The ride all the way to Ōrere Point was actually quite good. Very rewarding with short bursts up and long downs.

I was attempting a selfie with this sign and the owner invited us in for a cuppa. We ended up staying there for an hour. Janine & Ruddy live 50% here and 50% in West Auckland. Ruddy did the Tour Aotearoa last year and they often cycle. It is a real eclectic Bach. They save everything and they love to op shop. It was really cool seeing all their collections. Janine said they usually would invite us to stay and are trail angels but they are on their way back to Auckland. Ruddy noticed Rowan’s rear tyre going down and he showed Rowan how to replace the inner tube. The tube was damaged at the valve because a washer had gone which holds it in place.

Once we said our goodbyes we had a short ride to the top10 holiday park. Feeling quite tired now that we had had dinner. I don’t think I will get far with my book tonight.