Friday 13th May, 2022 148.3k +1276mMoving 6:37 Elapsed 10:00Max 60.5 kph Avg 22.4 kph We were cautiously optimistic about the day as we set off just as it was getting light - about 6.30. No rain - it was looking pretty clear! 30k to Tarago -and there was now a cafe there that had opened …
IP Day 48 – Canberra to Bungendore
Thursday 12th May, 2022 45.3k +532mMoving 2:24 Elapsed 2:44Max 54.1 kph Avg 18.8 kph We checked out at 7.30 and then rode around the corner to a cafe for some breakfast. We headed off in the rain at 8.10.It wasn't that great riding north out of Canberra on Northbourne Avenue. The supposed 'dedicated bike lane' …
IP Day 47 – Bolaro to Canberra
Wednesday 11th May, 2022 102.5 km +1655mMoving 6:51 Elapsed 10:06Max 57.1 kph Avg 14.9 kph35km unsealed. 10 past 7 departure on a pretty overcast day. We knew it wasn't going to be easy. Quite a bit of climbing. And about 35km of dirt. Last night Marc had sectioned off each climb, as he had done …
IP Day 46 – Three Mile Dam to Bolaro
Tuesday 10th May, 2022 56.3k +720mMoving 2:48, Elapsed 6:13Max 64.4 kph, Avg 20 kph There wasn't really any need to leave early today with the 'short' hop to Adaminaby. Bonus - I could eat some breakfast in the daylight. It might not have hit zero overnight, but it's possible the 'feels like' did. Mic had …
IP Day 45 – Khancoban to Three Mile Dam
Monday 9th May, 2022 79.3k +2457mMoving 6:31, Elapsed 9:24Max 61.5 kph, Avg 12.2 kph Up in the dark, again. We left the motel just after 6 and rolled over to the roadhouse cafe. (Sunrise wasn't until about 10 to 7). I had coffee. Marc would have eaten. I can't remember if I tried. Always a …
Rest day Khancoban
Sunday 8th May, 2022 Well, there's not a lot to Khancoban. The town was one of those constructed to house workers during the building of the Snowy Hydro Scheme - back in the 1950s and 60s - and it's mainly Snowy Hydro-related workers who live here. The town does still have that vibe (like we …
IP Day 44 – Jingellic to Khancoban
Saturday 7th May, 2022 67.6 km +703mMoving 3:12, Elapsed 4:27Max 65.1 kph, Avg 21.1 kph Breakfast at Walwa, only 20mins away, so there was no point getting there before the General Store opened at 8. So we left Jingellic just after 8. Walwa store was full of interesting old stuff. Breakfast, something to take for …
IP Day 43 – Tallangatta to Jingellic
Friday 6th May, 2022 90 km +986mMoving 4:29 Elapsed 6:39Max 54.5 kph, Avg 20.1 kph Another breakfast-in-cafe morning (or in this case, bakery), before hitting the road at 7.55. We had rolls made up to take for lunch. (Or was it sandwiches? - that's a detail we can't remember 10 months later!)The elevation profile was …
IP Day 42 – Beechworth to Tallangatta
Thursday 5th May, 2022 65.9 km +623mMoving 2:53 Elapsed 4:42Max 59.3 kph Avg 22.8 kph A short day today, so a cafe breakfast in town before we left was in order. We didn't actually leave town until 9.50am. It wasn't a warm morning - only about 10 degrees.There is actually (yet another) rail trail - …
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