Te Araroa, Day 105

This morning, we walk to the bike rental place to pick up the bikes for today's section. With about 60 km ahead and no accommodation along the way, the bike ride is necessary. It's a beautiful day, and we primarily use bike lanes. We follow a section along a canal, then along Lake Pukaki with views of Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain, and finally, through a very dry patch of land before reaching Twizel. We plan to stay at a Holiday Park 4 km out of town, so we stop in Twizel to gather some supplies.

The Holiday Park is kind of unusual but it's a quiet place, which is nice. We have a simple cabin with 2 bunk beds and after shower and washing clothes and drying tents, we hide from the ever burning sun until it sets.