Twizel, shower and relaxing

12 April

During the night it has drizzled off and on, and it still does. When I open the tent and look out towards Mount Cook, it looks like it will clear up later in the morning. Despite that, I choose not to start cycling in rain gear. After some km pedaling the drizzle turns into more persistent, stops and change to rain gear.

Time for change, the drizzle has turn over to persistent rain

The road follow the lake all the way to Pukaki canal and I did a short stop at Punatahu (Pukaki) visitor center .

The tribute to Aoraki, Mount Cook is great among the indigenous people

The center has a caf’e and you can also buy fresch salmon from the lake, like other similars centers the prices are high. But the view over the lake and Mount Cook  (Aoraki) is for free and it’s breathtaking despite the cloydy weather. When it was time for me to continue the sky became brighter and a few rays of sunlight shone through, like I had guessed in the morning.

Until Twizel the road was flat but I had lots of headwind and the first ting I had in my mind was to search for a café or a bar.
Order coffee and a bowl with Pommes Frites.

They also have free WiFi so I open Hotels.com app and serach for a place to stay two nights, a place with laundry machine. Received a proposal for some hotels with exclusive prices but I choose a cheaper alternative, High Country Lodge and Backpackers and booked two nights.

High Country Lodge and Backpackers just two minutes cycling away. No probs to get a room and quite cheap. Most rooms are located in long barracks with shared bathrooms.

Most rooms are located in long barracks.

Each barracks has its own laundry room with washing machine.

Hostel was OK and the kitchen part was very clean and fresh and good WiFi

After inchecking, and locking up  my bike, I went into the shower room with a bathtub. I filled it with hot—very hot—water, jumped in, and opened a cold beer… Yippee-ki-yay, I felt like I was in heaven. I had also put in some clothes and  my sleeping bag into washing machine before….