Day 4 Omarama to Kurow

We had breakfast at the woolly ram cafe then headed off towards Lake Benmore. After going through the Sailors cutting campground we joined the trail on private land going around the edge of the lake. This was my most favourite part of the ride, a really good track & stunning views like usual. We ended up at the Benmore Dam, crossed this & had lunch & a swim on the other side in Lake Aviemore. Best part of the ride, to the worst, unfortunately we had a head wind all the way to Aviemore Dam & it was a boring sealed road all the way. Very pleased to reach the dam & the last part to Waitaki dam & on to Kurow was a better off road track but still very windy. After a recovery drink in the top pub in Kurow we biked on to our accommodation in a lovely converted woolshed a few kms out of Kurow. We were taken back to the pub for dinner - another retro experience but lovely southern hospitality once again.Read more