Palmerston 25th

25 th Feb  After two days swanning around Dunedin, being spoilt by my hosts, it was time to hit the road again. I had hoped to start putting some serious kms on the clock. I hadn't reckon ed the steepness of the Dunedin hills. My first mistake was to think that an alternative route for the motorway for cyclists would be well signposted. It is both illegal and foolish to ride a bike on the motorway.  Eventually I found the sign.  What I should have done was caught the excursion train to Palmerston. Cost a bit but would have saved hours pushing a heavy bike up several steep hills. So I made it to Palmerston. Paid for a small room with a TV, heater and sink.  Charged up my phone and made a significant dent in my food store in order to reduce weight. I have been carrying some of it for a long time. We ate out quite a bit on the Trail so it was time to consume a lot of it.
Tomorrow's forecast is rain so it may be a short day.  After that it gets better.  It will, be nice to complete the South Island section-maybe in a week. Perhaps a little more. Warmer nights would be good.