Last evening, soaking in a spa, watching telly etc, enjoyed things
I usually don't, and hence went to bed after 23:00. Set the alarm at 6:00, later
than usual wake-up time but woke up at 5:30 as usual. Had a time to do yoga
before breaky. Prepared lunch etc, and had a slow start at 8:00.
To Fielding,
walked on a sealed road, gradually downhill and easy. Made a little detour from
main route and went through downtown Fielding that has been chosen as the most beautiful town of
NZ 16 times in past - didn't mean that much to me and noticed I have walked out
without taking a pic. Walked down the road along the railway on the left to
Palmerston North. A narrow pedestrian lane with busy traffic, not much fun to
walk. From the half way, walked a side road that went along the main one. Found
donkeys in a paddock that was unusual.
Got back on the main road near
Palmerston North. Found a wallet abandoned on the road. No cash inside and
credit cards and driver's license were scattered around the wallet. Collected
them all to bring to the police station. TA route did not pass through the city
centre and went around reserves and along the river. Police station was located
near the town square and needed to do shopping in town. So decided to walk off
from the route again and go into the city. Dropped the wallet at the police and
did grocery shopping for 6 days from tomorrow.
Went to a holiday park nearby. Planned to camp there - the reception told camping was $25, and cabin was $40. Decided to stay in the cabin as the price was reasonable. Paid the same price
($40) as yesterday, but was plain and tasteless today. That made me realise how
lucky I was yesterday. Walked 34km today.
昨夜はジャグジーに入ったり、TVニュースを見たり、普段できないことをやっていたら寝るのが23:00過ぎになってしまい、今朝の目覚しは自分としては遅い6時にセット。しかし習慣から5時半には目覚めてしまい、朝食前にしっかりヨガをやった。その後もランチを用意したりとのんびり支度し8:00に出発。
フィールディングまでは緩やかな下り坂の舗装道路でとても楽な歩き。少しTAのコースを外れ、過去16度NZで持っ度も美しい町に選ばれたというフィールディングの街中を歩いてみたが、特に何ということもなく気付いたら一枚も写真すら撮らずに通過していた。そこからパーマストンノースまではずっと線路を左手に見ながらの道路歩き。歩道が狭く交通量も多く、あまり楽しくないので途中で一本郊外に外れた道へ入ったら、珍しくロバを飼っている放牧場を見つけた。
パーマストンノースに近づいた時点で再びコース上に戻ったところ、道端に投げ出された財布を発見。現金は残っておらず、免許証やカード類が周辺に散乱していたので拾い集め警察に届けることに。TAのコースは市内を通らず、周囲の緑地やマナワツ川沿いを迂回していくことになっているが、警察署は市内中心部の広場近くにあり、また他にも市内で買い物等もしたかったので、再びコースを外れ市内へと入っていく。無事財布を届けた後、明日からの山入に備えて6日分の食料を購入。
それから近くのホリデーパークへ。初めはテント泊のつもりだったが$25と言われ、逆にキャビンは$40と比較的手頃路な料金で余り差がないのでキャビンに泊まることにした。しかし前日と同じ$40を払っていても、こちらは全く味気なく面白くも何ともない。いかに先日が恵まれていたか改めて感じる結果となった。本日の歩行34km。
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