Randomness

Saw a coin on the road, pedalled past, turned around to get it, and was astonished to see that it was a 5-pfennig coin. Say what?

Hot again.

Tons of climbing behind me. Tons. Tough ride, but I like climbing.

Some horrendous roads again, with amazing, smooth roads scattered in between. Hit max speed of 70.7 today, on a smooth road. On the ugly roads, there's no way I would dare go even close to that fast. It's like never ending cobblestones, but 10 times worse. I have my own rating system, from 1-10, for the roads. More on that later.

Took a 10-minute ferry from Auckland to Davenport.

About 50km to go. Using free library WiFi. Should get going again, because I was on a roll... Stopped to get some calories and check the map...

I'm going to get off the freeway soon and head east. Might add 10km or so, but think it's worth it. So 2 25-km rides to go.. I actually want to chill here, but I'd rather get to my destination, or at least much closer...

The bumpy roads are depressing, so I just want to get off the bike...

Took off at 7:35 this morning to get an early start and deal with 35km of city riding.

I'm off!