Kiwi Brevet Day 4

Good: Waiuta track mostly ridden! Not too hot (but see below). Excellent ham rolls at Ikamatua dairy. Conquering Arthur’s pass, especially riding up the viaduct. Another tough day where we made our plan! Hot shower at motel!! Great to also see Yvonne and Rod and Jared again at dinner.

Gear appreciation: helmet mirror for traffic, icebreaker singlet awesome for hot and cold, butt butter

Bad: Ikamatua to Jackson’s pretty dull and rain started at Moana. Realisation that I needed to push up the steep bit of Arthur’s pass (but then that was fine when I realised there was less than 2km to go!). Pretty cold and wet afternoon, total contrast to yesterday (possibly preferable tho!)

Songs: Your love is a song by Swithfoot, Gone by Switchfoot (annoyingly persistent, thanks mental DJ), Gone by Red (much better!).