My last day on the bike. I didn't intend to end it today, I was going to stay in Helensville but again, there was nothing there. So it was on to Auckland. A German [guy] I met on the road yesterday (the same one that told me about staying with farmers) told me about a train from Waitakere to [the] Auckland city center. I got there just in time [to catch the train]. It was nice not to have to ride through all the suburbs. I arrived very tired and glad to be here even if it was one day early. I did a big load of laundry and took a shower with lots of conditioner. I feel much better. My appetite is definitely back.

The indexing on my bike is pretty shot and sometimes, barely, my [cycling] computer loses contact at the mount for the main unit but otherwise the bike is in great shape.

Training Diary Comments: Windy! 5:05. Ate lots and well. [that'd be at the end of my day...]