Shorts!

I wake up feeling not better but not worse. I see the sun for the first time in a few days and put on sunscreen. I decide on shorts and a short sleeve jersey, I think for the first time this trip. The forecast isn't super warm, but it's sunny and all my clothes are dirty.

I stop for coffee and am served an espresso in a giant paper cup. I sit outside and it's instantly cold.

I exit Invercargill and am disappointed that I am back tracking through places I had been 2 days ago. The ride is mostly flat and overall pleasant. This is the type of biking I like and haven't done a lot of on this trip. I've been too worried about weather and logistics until now. I can't remember if I mentioned, I met an old woman from Winton on the Doubtful Sound cruise. It's  2km (each way) off my course to get there, but it's supposed to be a nice town and I'm due for a break. 

I stop at a delightful cafe and because I'm on the Tour of Aotearoa course, people are interested if I'm in it. I'd probably be the first cyclist they've seen.

I take my jacket off when I leave the cafe but it's just a little too cold for that. I'm not riding fast enough to warm up and I don't have enough left in me to ride faster. It's a long slow slog to Lumsden and I battle a headwind for the last 25 or 30 km. I get to town just a little too late as all the cafes shut down at 3. The pub doesn't seem to be open at all today. I am the only guest at my hotel. There is no staff, just a lockbox with a key. There's an Indian/Pizza place that will be open for dinner, which might be my only option. I do laundry at a giant outdoor laundromat.

Strava says 61 miles, 1030 feet climbing.