Everything hurts today! I had pushed a little too hard yesterday. After a big breakfast at Bridget and Jim’s, my family saw me off for a ‘shorter’ ride. 

The muscles were stiff, my arms were hurting, my hand couldn’t get in a comfortable position, my bum was sore and my feet hurt. It was going to be a long recovery day, so I kept the pace fairly gentle. 
There were a few yummy apple trees on the side of the road, so I had several apple stops. 

Anna was meeting me for lunch at the river by totara reserve. It was a lovely spot to have a picnic. I stayed almost an hour watching my kids play.

Some local riders came out to meet and ride with me as I arrived into Palmerston North. It was great having company from Richard and Neil.  As I approached my destination, my son Gryffin was out there waving the Adventure Unicyclist flag!  It was pretty cool riding the last km or so with Anna and Anthea on the buggy, and Gryffin on his balance bike!