Day 14-Whanganui to Palmerston North

We had another early start this morning being up at 6.00 am then breakfast and packing the bikes. We were off from the Youth Hostel at about 7.30 am and in to Whanganui for a coffee.

The weather for the ride today was ideal with clouds and a tail wind for most of the trip. The temperature was around 20 degrees for most of the day.

The ride consisted of sealed roads, some main highway riding but mainly secondary roads. There was a lot of traffic on the roads being a Saturday.

Our first stop was Marton for an early lunch which consisted of sandwiches and an apple cake for me. The food was excellent and I washed it down with a cappuccino and some juice.

The next stop for afternoon tea was a lovely cafe at Fielding. I had a milkshake which was enough to top me up for the 20 km ride into Palmerston North.

We arrived at our destination at about 3.30 pm after riding about 91 kms and climbing about 650 metres.

There were 3 “categorised “ climb’s today. The first out of Whanganui was toughest as it was at the start of the day. The other 2 were quite okay but required some effort to complete.

All in all it was a good day of riding for us all.

There is minimal pictures today.

The route

Our motel for the night