Day 13 Whakatane to Hawai 73km
Our first miscalculation. We cycled to Opotoki this morning via a farmers market/craft fair. Had lunch. Hung about reading. Set off in the afternoon on SH35 to head for the East Cape. Really lovely, remote, quiet and beautiful. Arrived at Hawai with no food to find the store described in the guidebook burnt down 7 years ago, the next potential store was 30km further on and up a large hill and might be closed anyway as it's the weekend. The lovely owner made us a cuppa and gave us noodles and kiwi fruit and neighbours on the site have sprayed us with some noxious stuff against sandflies (I am covered in very very itchy bites...) and have just asked us over for a drink. Things are looking up!