Day Five - hamner springs to Amberley

I'll start be apologizing for the various tipos and spelling mistakes. I should have started with this. English was never my strongest subject and writing this on my phone (with or without reading glasses) at then end of a long day cycling, something with a couple of beers under my belt is a challenge in itself. So please beer with me.
Today might have been the best day yet, not for the scenery, although it was not too bad, but for how good it felt clocking up another 130km ride felling stong the whole day.
It must have been the awesome curry we have in Hamner last night they fueled me along.
Admittedly it was not as hard as previous days, more downhill and shorter individual climbs. We still managed 1060m climbing, however spread over the day.
The route took us away from the main road, zig zagging from Hamner Springs to Amberley.
We planned to stop at the Hurunui Hotel for lunch and as we neared I had thoughts of a cheese and onion toasties and chips. We arrived to find it closed and for sale. Gutted.
A quick check of the route and we found the next town (if you can call it that) 12km away, so off again. We arrived in Hawarden with a toilet and FourSqare. So we bought chips, meat, cheese, crackers, dip and some tinned fruit for a feast.
We'd clocked up 70km eith another 60km to go. The climbing was all in the afternoon. So fuelled up we headed off again with clear skies and the temperature rising.
We reached the bottom of the last big climb for the day, before 23km. Downhill (mostly) into Amberley. We stopped and all collapsed at the side of the road. It was lovely lying listening to the wind in the trees.
James and Amanda are there somewhere.

I think I nodded off for a bit. Then up and go, needed to get over the last hill and get off the bike and out for a feed.
After shower, setting up tent, laundry we finally made it to the pub, to join Lindsey and family for a feed. It took a while, but worth it. It seemed a bit understaffed for an unexpected busy Tuesday night.

HIGHS AND LOWS
Iain
High: cruising along at 32km/hr leding the train with a good tailwind
Low: the climb after the nap
James
High: the downhill out of hamner srpings
Low:
Amanda
High: 
Low: arriving at the hurunui hotel to find it closed




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