Day 60, Feilding to Palmerston North (1506)
It rained a bit last night but it had stopped by morning and I started under grey skys but the sun soon broke through and it became hot and humid again.
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| Leaving Feilding |
Only a short distance today so I got to Palmerston, or Palmy as they call it here, by lunch time.
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| Footpath, road and railway leaving Feilding |
It was a nice walk but basically on the road or beside it, I caught up with Tom and Eden and walked most of the way with them.
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| Eden with a tentative horse pat |
We stopped at Bunnythorpe for a pie at the shop, 9 am was a strange time to be eating pies but the cage next door was closed.
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| Steam, I wasn't quick enough with the camera |
On then followed the road and rail to the outskirts of Palmy, quite a long way from the centre.
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| Nearly in Palmerston North |
After coffee and a scone we went out as separate ways to get shopping for the next eight days and find accommodation for the night
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| Nice little coffee shop |
I had booked a motel room for a bit more luxury before heading for the hills so I checked in and went back to the town to buy some gas that I forgot to get on the way through and had dinner at Rosie O'Grady's, another Irish pub!
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| Central square Palmerston North |
Palmerston North is a big town, built on the standard New Zealand pattern of wide streets and big squares, very nice.
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| Palmy |
Starting the Tararua hills tomorrow, a lot of food to carry and some big hills to climb. Not sure what the phone signals will be like.
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