Monday, December 26, 2016

Day 39 Sat 24/12 - Oamaru Red Kettle YHA Hostel to St Andrews Seaside Camp

Today Distance :  76.8 km    Total: 2229.7 km

Today weather : 14 - 24C     Sunny with crosswind 
Time on Bike : 5 hr 50 min
Ave speed : 13.2 kmh       Max : 25.9 kmh
Ave Climb : 1%                Max :4%
Trip Altitude : 146 m            Max : 254 m
Today spend : 0 nzd     Total : 712.6 nzd


If not for the crosswind,today's ride can easily achieve 100km on a very flat and straight terrain. I am 20km short of reaching Timaru and no plan of staying in backpackers in town,so i decided to look for free camp after my cyclometer had recorded 70km. There will be one after St Andrews according to NZ camping App. So I filled up my 3 litres water bottles as there won't be any facilities along the seaside. The beach is not suitable for swimming as the current and wave is too strong and dangerous,a Tsunami warning signboard to inform escape route.I am the only camper around and later few anglers came to fishing in the ocean.
Ready to roll from Red Kettle Hostel



















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