A Journey Revisited

It was a gentle start to the day with no hurrying but we still managed to be the first ones to depart from this nice relatively quiet spot at Waihi Beach. This is so often the way on our travels but at least we can move at our pace, whatever that may be.
It was a relatively mild day but still cool for cycling. As the attached photo shows, I was well prepared for the conditions.
We went to the Waihi rail station and from there set off cycling to Waikino as far as the coffee shop on the old rail line. We had not been there before but have passed it countless numbers of times. Everyone we know who has been there have spoken highly of it. I can't say that we were disappointed but the coffee could have been a little hotter. Next visit we must remember to ask for 'extra hot please'.
The tour guide was just getting started and hadn't travelled far enough, so decided to cycle on further to the tunnel. The driver, being someone of infinite wisdom, decided to wait back in the cafe with the warm open fire, and wait for the tour guides return. Once that occurred, we cycled back to the van.
The next destination for the day was to have been Paeroa but after considering the options, we decided to return to our spot at Waihi Beach. We were blessed to get the same park as last night even though there were many more vans there.
The tour guide decided to go for a beach walk after we got back and had a light lunch...Just a manderin for me.
Tomorrow is another day, and at this stage we think that the spurned Paeroa may be it, or Te Aroha 🤔. Who knows 🤷‍♂️.
The pics were taken along the route to Waikino.Read more