Coffee stops and Cream Teas
It takes a while to settle in to a new routine. This morning's start barely had us on the trail by 10 am. Wet tents, and wet washing all contributing to our delay. Eventually the fog cleared, the sun broke through and we found places to secure the damp items, in the hope that they might dry. Off in search of gold... trail riding gold for sure!! Perfect riding conditions, perfect trail, gentle hills and little tunnels.. As promised, coffee appeared on cue, in Beaumont, a timely lunch stop. While Laura had her heart set on this classic piece of New Zealand real estate, I was off car shopping... taking a break and generally fooling around. Inspite of it 'only' being a 45 km day, we were pretty pleased to be off the bikes at Millar's Flat. Most important was to get to the pub over the bridge in time for scones with jam and cream. The bridge, shared with traffic was scary, but a timely reminder of how lucky we were to be on a purpose built trail! It was about here tha...