14 Mar Honikiwi
I awoke early after quite a good sleep. It hadn't been too cold and the mattress stayed up. The campground was free but I left a donation. It was 22k to Te Kuiti where I had a coffee (as usual) and a nibble or two. There are a couple of steep hills just before Te Kuiti which I knew about. The first one I managed to bike up - albeit slowly but the 2nd I had to walk up. It was quite narrow and several big trucks came up the hill and they can be scary as they thunder past.
Once I got through Te Kuiti, the road to Otorohanga was quite moderate with only one major hill. I had a nice Pizza and cider for lunch and then headed for Honikiwi - rural area between Otorohanga and Kawhia. There were a few hills to contend with a really steep just before my hosts' house whichwalked up.
The house is newly built and has some excellent design features including solar power and water heating.
My hosts arrived from Hamilton we caught up on family news over an excellent meal
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