Day 10: Wanganui to Paraparaumu Beach

No breakfast again, as I am away early from Wanganui. After some long hills in the cold and damp air, I reach the town of Bulls. Here I eschew and pass the "Rats' Hole" cafe, which is empty, and stop instead in the thriving "Bullseye Cafe", (there is something in this brand naming lark!), where scrambled eggs on toast and rice crispies revive my spirits.

Later, Claud and I share a delicious banana smoothie in Otaki. Claud is very generous when he shares these treats with me!

Today is a pretty, if unspectacular, ride down the coast, basically with my mind on getting as close to Wellington as I can. I reach Levin for lunch and the information centre books me into "Barnacles", a backpackers in Paraparaumu Beach, which is a bit off the main route, but proves to be a very pretty beach resort and I have rather too many beers with Bruce and Lesley in the Beachcomber karaoke bar (don't ask!). We all determine to go out at the appropriate time (9:45) to see the comet, as it is a nice clear night. At about 11pm, we all realise that we forgot. Ah well, a good run today nonetheless.

Distance today: 149 Km, cumulative 1195 Km

written by

John and Claud on January 28, 2007 from Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Cape Reinga to Bluff

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