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Clyde power dam.

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Clyde.

Typical small NZ town.

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A lone tree up on the hill.

Reminds me of One Tree Hill in San Francisco.

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Omakau farmland.

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Joining the Old Dunstan Road.

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Its always exciting when the trail turns to dirt.

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Following Old Dunstan Road.

Heading to Poolburn reservoir.

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Giant rocks on the Old Dunstan Road.

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All present and correct.

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Poolburn Reservoir.

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Poolburn Reservoir.

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Grassy tussocks and very dry.

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Yup. More rain, over Loganburn Reservoir.

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Watch this...

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... cloud ...

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It just rolls by, but I stay dry.

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Dramatically colder when the sun is covered.

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OK - that's my road you are on.

Time to turn off the bike and walk it by.

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The end of the Dunstan.

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Stealth camp by the Taieri River near Ranfurly.

After pitching my tent in the dark, I am woken very early by a possum.