Left early today, farewell ed by the lovely chatterers. It was threatening rain but the wind started behind us and we made quite good time. A young cyclist who left camp shortly after us powered by and left us puffing in his wake. The wind did become very swirly as we continued coming at us from all directions. It also strengthened, at some points blowing me off course. Luckily there was nothing passing at the time. Periodically there was the rich,fruity smell of silage,and the less pleasant odour from cows.
We were in Dargaville in time for lunch,delicious from Blah Blah Blah. We decorated their frontage for quite some time.
The boat to take us from Pouto Point to Parakai had broken down and the company was going to pick us up and drive us to Helensville. So instead we rang Diane and she brought our car over and collected us.
We have decided that we will simply drive through Auckland and pick the trail up again on the other side. Traffic has been fairly considerate but the thought of Auckland traffic is daunting.
We are going to stay here in Helensville another day and catch up on washing and repack the car.
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