Legs and Borders

First rainy day on the trail. Luckily it was still dry in the morning so I quickly packed up everything and hit the road. After few miles of easy trail I stopped at the campsite Maggie and Ursula have stayed last night, they were having a late start today aiming for the visit at the tearoom down the road when it opens at 10am. I topped up the water and went on. Just after 9am I arrived at Puhoi, it had a general store which served coffee and breakfast baps with egg, bacon and hash browns. I sat down outside of it and had a chat with three local bikers about the trail and fishing (somehow you always end up talking about fishing around here). Fifteen minutes later I was back on the road, aiming to get to the highway and get a hitchhike to Waiwera as I didn't fancy walking along the busy road, especially when it rained. After ten minutes of waiting I got a ride from Ben who emigrated here from England fifteen years ago, we talked about what he liked...