Brynderwyn, NZ
Hilly terrain. Avg 25 miles a day and that's at 5.5 mph. Add the changing weather: rain, sun, wind, clouds, and calm. I can't decided to wear a jacket or not, use the umbrella or not.
Last night I camped on Council land in front of a farm. Met Virginia, the farmer, who offered me a shower and coffee in the morning. I'll take the coffee. (A shower's wasted in the morning...just going to sweat it off in 15 minutes down the road.). Then I met the neighbor, Althea, who was dropping off her daughter to ride Virginia's horses. Horses? Horses? She also gave me some tomatoes from Virginia that went into my lentil stew for dinner. Yum! And Althea brought over some trail bars later...I love how food just finds me:)
This morning I shared coffee with Virginia and David, the other farmer. They had farm chores up attend to so it was a quick visit, but I did get to feed the horses:).
Yes, challenging terrain with these here hills. Add to that weather that can't decide what to do. Fall in NZ. Yet I'm told it's still milder than usual. It can keep that up. Oh ya, and it's dark by 6:00 so I have to quit earlier or eat in the dark. But tonight as I lay in my tent with the wind whipping outside causing quite a breeze through here, I'm happy. I love being outside. On my bike. In my tent. At a picnic table. Sitting in a field or on the side of the road. Outside. That's what all this is about. I've finally figured it out:)
Today's Eggs Benedict:
Off to sleep my 11 hours!
BagLady
P.S. was doing so well, then I seem to have lost my little knife:(. And then today...what's that noise? Didn't stop. There it is again...oh no! My iPod is bouncing on the pavement at the end of my earbuds. The on/off button isn't working...but I've figured a workaround. When it's asleep, it wakes up if I attach it to a power source..then I can change songs or whatever..then it goes asleep again. Learning to accept everything: the good with the bad.
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