Forecast strong Westerlies make the Kaimai Ridge the favoured option again. Low cloudbase makes it difficult to get away from Drury and a strong headwind makes it hard to get back. In the end, Wave from the Wairanga set up over Tirohia and the Swamp made for climbs to 6500  to get homewards to Mercer. However, must needed another climb around Hotel DeVin in order to make it home to Drury.