Morning run/ walk in the early sunshine along the waterfront again. Took a punt on the weather and went over the mountains to near Coramandle for the narrow gauge mountain railway up to a Eyeful Tower. Yes that's the right spelling, everything about this railway was querky! Built only a few decades ago it has twists and turns plus switchbacks to get this 15" gauge up to the top. Banks made of bottles and sculptures on every turn, thick bush takes you to a newish built tower for views over the coast towards Auckland.
Querky cafe just down the road for coffee and cake, same theme of statues and a structure made out of old bits of wood and corregated metal that doubled as a second hand bookshop.
Then, without telling Hettie, we took the 309 unsealed route back through the bush and over the mountains! On the way and into the Waterworks,........weird again. 3 acres of water things that get you wet, spin fast or are just plain silly.
Back on track as the skies opened to enter into the rainforest! Great scenery and narrow winding track that goes almost back to Whitianga.
The fying bike, I was on the other bike that spins round ,you both pedal, it gets higher and faster!
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