It is a warmer day than yesterday. After lunch the wind picks up, it fluctuates between a crosswind, headwind or tailwind depending on which direction we are heading.
The rest stop is in front of a cemetary, so not suitable to camp. According to our book there is no motorcamp in Winton. In town, a woman at the grocery store directs us to camping permitted at golf course. As it is a ways out of town, we opt for takeaway before we go there.
I have a huge serving of chinese food, chicken, cashews, veggies and rice...it is big enough for two and loaded with a good variety of veggies (brocolli, califlower, zuchini, etc.).
At the golf course I am thrilled to find out that it has a shower.
Next day it is generally rolling hills with some good ones, beside pastures of cows and sheep. At one field a cow comes running up to the fence to have a good look at us.
On one downhill, a big truck coming in the opposite direction blows my helmut back. The last 10-20KM, my neck and inner thighs are quiet sore. Fortunately when we turn off on Waimumu Road, the hills are more gentle except one good climb and then there is a good downhill into Gore.
At the camp we chat with a Canadian couple, he is from Nova Scotia and she is from Yukon. They planned to tandem cycle but had some close calls north of Auckland so ended up buying a vehicle to tour instead. He is a MacNeil and had relatives from Economy.
The older couple that runs the motorcamp is very pleasant. If we were here for Christmas they will put on a Christmas dinner for everyone there. We end up staying 2 more days, one to rest and one due to rain. I am desperate for a haircut, so we each take turns getting one in town. There is no free internet at library so I check out the gallery.
Pretty rainy all day the next day, so we stay in kitchen and only venture out to walk up street to takeaway. I read part of book "The Magic of Thinking Big".
Day 44 cycling 80KM
Day 45 cycling 73KM
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