Rail trail Omakau

20th rail trail day 1
We both had a dreadful night with very cold temperatures, mattresses that lost their and very damp conditions.  I hardly slept at all.
We had spent quite alot of time sorting our stuff into piles. For me I was sending some stuff back to Hamilton because it turned out I didn't so much after all.  Some stuffwas going to Middlemarch to reduce weight on the gravel trail. And it did make a difference today having slightly fewer things onboard. I had picked up Tom's bike the afternoon before because his bus came in after the shop was closed. That worked out well. We started a bit later than I had hoped. We had an easy run to  Alex where we picked up extra pegs for Tom's bivvy bag and of course the caffeine fix.  We made good time to Chatto Creek where Tom shouted lunch.Grateful thanks.  There was a long stretch of uphill climb with a strong wind and a hot sun.  When we got Omakau I opted for the comparative luxury of a 2 bed cabin so we could sort out our problems of leaky mattresses. Tomorrow night its tents again at Wedderburn beside the red shed.