Only 54k, but it felt longer. I'd originally planned for us to continue down to Paynesville, back down on the water, but a combination of things made us decide that Bairnsdale will do. We left a bt late again after going for a walk over to dip our toes in the sea. Our first stop …
Category: 2018 – Sydney to Melbourne
Day 10 – Orbost to Lakes Entrance
Long day, slow going on the rail trail, and two flats. Thank goodness it was mostly downhill from where we left the rail trail into Lakes Entrance. Made for a long day. Got a bit sick of these - not tandem friendly at all - although he did very skillfully negotiate a few of them. …
Rest day in Orbost
Well Orbost is a pretty quiet town on a Sunday. Clearly not much is happening with it being at one end of the East Gippsland Rail Trail. There was only one cafe open, so we ended up eating there for breakfast and lunch. Went for a wander. Marc made friends with a pony. Found a …
Day 9 – Delegate to Orbost 124k
+1123m, which wasn't that bad, actually. Only 14k total of dirt. Road quality amazing (apart from the downhills on the 12k section. Bugger all traffic (got lucky with the logging trucks not running today!) Mostly eucalypt forest, and a few patches of farmland. Great riding! Our luck ran out with the rain-dodging though. Two thunderstorms …
Day 8 – Bombala to Delegate
A welcome short day today, before the BIG one tomorrow (Delegate to Orbost). Had a sleep in, brekkie included at the Heritage Guesthouse. And we're dallying in town for another cappuccino for me before setting off. While Marc evaluated a good old country town vanilla slice The orange bikes - which we also saw on …
Day 7 – Cooma to Bombala 98.5km
1146m climb. Max speed 81.56kph. No dirt, opted for 20k of Monaro Hwy instead. Here ok - pulled up to a cafe first up for milkshakes. So as we approached our left turn off Maffra Rd onto Snowy River Way we saw three cycle tourers coming along from the right (from the direction of Dalgety). …
Day 6 – Krawaree to Cooma
Made it. 95k,and 1440m climbing, and half of it on dirt. Bit knackered. We've showered, washing is on, and we're addressing the carb deficit with a plate of hot chips. * Just photo dumped for today and yesterday, but I think I need to prioritise a snooze before dinner. Only took them 40 years to …
Day 5 – Braidwood to Krawaree
A short day today - about 40k - to some accommodation called Deua Tin Huts, which are just near Berlang Camping grounds and The Big Hole. https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/walking-tracks/the-big-hole-walking-track. Launching pad for a 90+ km and big climbing day to Cooma the next day. No mobile coverage at Tin Huts, so we'll be dropping off the radar …
Rest day in Braidwood
A welcome break in a cute little heritage town. Marc used to stay here quite a bit, back about 30 years ago on his Sydney Water runs, so it's been interesting for him to check out what's changed, and what's still the same. Leading up to this trip when I was researching route options, I …
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