Distance 57km
I left the railway station at 8am checked the General store, but they didn’t open until 9am, so I pushed on out of town. It was good weather and getting sunny. The track got smaller. I met a couple of riders heading north who were loaded as much as me. They were both carrying lightweight folding chairs. I have decided that the difference between the bikepackers and the more traditional touring cyclists is whether they are carrying a folding chair.
I stopped at 11am for early lunch, and a car actually went past. One of two cars I saw all day. I got to the far North East part of the route which had great views . I then bumped into a bike rider who had posted on Facebook he was riding 200km a day. When I met him I had done 30km he had done 105km .
I continued on southward then I bumped into John, who was also heading to Black Jack Hut. He was faster than me. There was a steep hill about 3km from the hut where while resting and stationary part way up the hill, I broke spoke number 9.
I made it to Black Jack Hut, which is a newly built hut, and met John again.
