Yay: beautiful morning around a beautiful coast, lots of shops (not necessarily good for speed!), really enjoyed climb out of hicks bay all the way to the lighthouse. Finishing! Lovely dinner at gourmet food cart and very scenic camping at backpackers – Te Araroa is a surprising place.
Boo: slightly excruciating morning on the saddle (realising it’s better when fully tensioned made for a better afternoon), too hot this pm( what I had feared the whole event would be like!), little sleep last night, heaps of close passes and several emergency hops on to verge. My confused riding around looking for homestead where car was parked…
What an epic awesome event. Challenged myself and reflected on so many things, riding virtually the whole event alone. Big achievement to meet my target. Need to sleep!