Cycleway South! Dunedin to Milton - 55kms

Set off at 7.00am as usual and began the cyclist's alternative route south, out of the city, with extra help from Google Maps.
The route took us first through quiet, flat suburban streets.  Then it rose steeply as it took us over the hills and out of the city. More walking! 
By 9.00am we'd only covered 8kms! 

At 15kms the route returned us to the highway - and the traffic. We were now on the relatively flat terrain of the Taieri Plain.
The traffic was dominated by heavy trucks - namely logging and stock trucks- and needed our full focus on cycling in a straight line on the road shoulder.

We crossed the Taieri River Bridge and cycled with the river on our left and the railway line on our right for several kms.



The road was undulating and, with a developing head wind, we quickly tired and began to take regular breaks.

We passed Waihola Lake and stopped at The Black Swan Cafe to refuel and re-energise.
Back on the road, we had 24 more kms to go!
Neat rolls of hay lay in the fields as we approached Milton.

At last we arrived at the motel! 
We did our washing, then walked to the local 4 Square for essential stores. 

We're thinking of indulging in chicken and chips for dinner.

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