3/2
Having felt reasonably good on the previous day, this morning was pretty rough and I just wanted to clear the section as quickly as possible. Panniers were frosted over. My tent was a bit damp.
James had a chat to a dude who showed up later last night. That dude was going to cut across to the Rainbow Road which we were previously informed was closed. James also got to play a bit of fantasy bike after hearing about the details of the dude's Muru titanium bike.
Bike riding then occured.
I had a good start in the morning but that wore off. The hills and gravel took its toll on me. There was one part where I just came off the bike at low speed and James came down the hill to help push. That was a definite low point of the ride.
The sign at Cob Cottage's water tap was different to the one at last night's campsite. This one implied that it was safe to drink, while at Acheron it did state three minutes of boiling would be prudent.
Towards the end of the day, there was a bit of a tease of paved surface for short segments. Coming up to the picnic ground (possibly Hodder Bridge Picnic Area) that was the aim for the night. It turned out to be a really tiny patch of grass on a clifftop with lots of motorhomes parked on it. Coming up to it, however, was a small wooden sign stating that there was accommodation at Camden Station, and so that became our new target destination.
Accommodation was $30 per person and it was good not to have to worry about fuel for cooking and decent shelter.
Having felt reasonably good on the previous day, this morning was pretty rough and I just wanted to clear the section as quickly as possible. Panniers were frosted over. My tent was a bit damp.
James had a chat to a dude who showed up later last night. That dude was going to cut across to the Rainbow Road which we were previously informed was closed. James also got to play a bit of fantasy bike after hearing about the details of the dude's Muru titanium bike.
Bike riding then occured.
I had a good start in the morning but that wore off. The hills and gravel took its toll on me. There was one part where I just came off the bike at low speed and James came down the hill to help push. That was a definite low point of the ride.
The sign at Cob Cottage's water tap was different to the one at last night's campsite. This one implied that it was safe to drink, while at Acheron it did state three minutes of boiling would be prudent.
Towards the end of the day, there was a bit of a tease of paved surface for short segments. Coming up to the picnic ground (possibly Hodder Bridge Picnic Area) that was the aim for the night. It turned out to be a really tiny patch of grass on a clifftop with lots of motorhomes parked on it. Coming up to it, however, was a small wooden sign stating that there was accommodation at Camden Station, and so that became our new target destination.
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| Hodder Bridge |
Accommodation was $30 per person and it was good not to have to worry about fuel for cooking and decent shelter.
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| I could have just read about it instead of riding it all. |
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| Bicycle tour operators basically take people out for the fun bits. |
You need to come back to civilisation.
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