Some where to mangakino

Some where to mangakino
Packing up the tent in the rain (yep still raining – when ever some one asks what I do when it rains my reply is “I get wet : ) “ - riding in the rain on the bike is a mix of good gear and mindset )  first up I finish the last few km of the long hill I was climbing yesterday – near the summit I passed what would of been a better camp site than when I had put my tent last night – such is life : )  finally I reach the summit and there’s even a sign saying so : )  after a few photos of the trike next to the summit sign its time to enjoy the hard earned down hill – there’s a few more ups and downs over the days riding at one point passing over a high bridge over a river and in the distance I can see the waikato river – when I was doing the tour aotearoa ride a few years ago part of the route went along the waikato river trails so back them I saw the bridge ( that I’m standing on now) in the distance from the river trail

after some more km I stop for a break next to one of the big waikato river dam/power stations   (it’s one I know well as it tour aotearoa route passes over the dam)  then its back to riding – the traffic is mostly OK besides the odd truck that gets a bit close when passing – there’s a few more hills to climb before I Finley get to the town of mangakino – the place I’m heading for the day – after having fish and chips for a late lunch and spending a few hours nice and dry in the library as I charge up my e-suff (cell phone and suff that runs on power : ) I do a bit of food shopping before heading down to the domain where is free camping where I set up camp for the night