Today started flat and windless past farms and paddocks full of plovers taking flight as I rode by. There were lots of pukeko too, digging up the grass, awkwardly flying off the road as the odd car drove past.
Up past Mount Hercules there were a number of massive slips with several road works crews clearing away rubble and reinforcing the road.
Lake Mapourika was stunning, as was Franz Joseph. The Franz Joseph glacier was partly hidden in cloud, and as I climbed the three saddles (321m, 408m, and 411m) to Fox Township the rain set in. However it soon dissipated by the time I descended the last climb into Fox Glacier township.
I've made a short vid of the day - enjoy!
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