We stopped off at the longest swing bridge in NZ and paid our admission to walk over the bridge and Catherine had a go on the zip wire. We had got on the road for eight o'clock and were the first customers of the day at the Gorge bridge, arriving just after nine. We had a coffe there and I am really glad that we did!
We were then back on the bikes at 10 a.m. and we knew we had fifty odd miles still to cover in hilly terrain, lots of weight on board and a slight head wind. There was a cafe mentioned in blogs we had read but our bible for our cycling ( Peddlers Paradise) mentioned it may have closed down. It was! We sat in the shade at at the cafe and whilst we were there about five vehicles stopped and tried the door. We are surprised it had closed down as there seemed lots of passing trade and no competition. On we travelled hoping to stop at the next cafe but alas that was a business but not open despite signs for miles advertising it's coffee. Thank good we had had a drink at the swing bridge and made sure we had plenty of water with us.
Camped at the Top 10 camp site just outside Westport near the seal colony, arriving about six which is late for us. Not much time to shower, wash and dry our clothes and prepare and eat a meal before dark.
The bridge looks fun did you look down
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