A fairly easy 42km today. We left the beautiful views of Braemar Station to get even more scenic views. There is a definite bite in the wind today and forecast for snow down to 800m burrr. It is a fairly flat ride with some small ups and downs.

We take our time as there is no rush. It is harder work on the gravel road. Only a few cars come past us.

It is a bit windy and the wind doesn’t work in our favour but it also is coming mostly sideways. We reach the area where you go off the road onto a cycle track along the rest of the lake. We cycle to the Salmon Shop and get a few goodies before heading off to Twizel. This is actually part of the Te Araroa track.

The part to Twizel is quite desolate and at one point we get some slushy snow on us. Not enough to settle but man it is cold. That makes us want to get there even faster. We settle into our little chalet, eat our lovely salmon and look at options for dinner. There is a good looking place called Poppies that we decide on. We aim for an early dinner so we don’t have a late night.