Monday 24th February - Cromwell to Alexandra

The wind was with us today during our ride.  So it was an easy day.  We cycled along lake Dunston to the town of Clyde. Clyde is where the dam and hydro electricity plant was built to make this manmade lake system. Clyde High Street was quite delightful and consisted of cafés, cycle shops and gift shops.  This is Catherine's heaven! Catherine bought a new cycle top from 'Bike It Now' (http://www.bikeitnow.co.nz/) and we were given two cards with a cycle theme.  The only worry is that there will be lots more cycle shops along the Otago Central Rail Trail which we will be following and starts at Clyde. Wonder how many extra cycle tops we will have by the end of the trail in Middlemarch in 4 days time.  

We are staying tonight with a lady names Beth who we met at Queenstown.  We are writing this in Alexandra high street after finding free internet at the pizza shop. 

This is Dunston lake which we cycled alongside for over 10 miles.

We had a bite to eat at the Old Bank Cafe in Clyde

Shopping in the high street at Clyde

Lovely complementary cards from 'Bike it Now' as we bought a cycle top from then.