This was the last long day.
We were doing two stages today.
We left Western House slight later then normal at 9.15 not 9 to allow the other part of the group to catch up from Kurow.
The route was initially through a vineyard and then along the river and we needed to cross on foot a few dried riverbeds which gave the opportunity to eat some of the wild blackberries. Yummy. We also stopped to see some Maori rock art.
Our first stop for coffee was Duntroon. Not much there but some nice historical buildings and an old gaol.
The ride then went through some lovely changing countryside but also some more hills.
Our stop for lunch
was after all the hills but before an old railway tunnel. No pictures of that but we needed to walk through it. We then sneaked in a coffee in a old church in Windsor.
It was then about another one hour to Bunside Lodge and we were well behind everyone when we arrived. What a house!
Bridget and I were in the old coach house with Marion and Gunner. The house belonged to one of the people who started the frozen lamb trade to the UK.
We had pre dinner drinks in the conservatory followed by dinner in a room full of old Scottish furniture surrounded by candles server by Alison the owner dressed in her Victorian finest! A bit surreal!
Burnside Lodge looks amazing. I must say you all look very smart considering you have just cycled several hundred miles.