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Day: |
007 |
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Date: |
Thursday, 3 August 2006 |
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Summary |
Riding from Shepparton to Finley. |
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Start: |
Shepparton |
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Finish: |
Finley |
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Daily
Kilometres: |
99 |
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Total
Kilometres: |
607 |
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Weather: |
Mostly overcast with occasional showers and
sunshine. Cool with light wind which swung around from a northerly
to southerly during the day. |
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Accommodation: |
Motel in Finley, NSW. |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Cereal and toast
Lunch:
A pie, pastie and thickshake
Dinner: Pizza |
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Encounters: |
Lots of interesting waterbirds along the
irrigation channels and a road-killed koala (sad) . |
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Highlights: |
Riding the day’s last 22km from Tocumwal to
Finley in late afternoon sunshine with a tailwind and an average
speed of over 25kph (which isn’t bad with a 20kg bike and 30kgs of
gear). |
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Lowlights: |
My butt has been hurting today,
necessitating lots of standing on the pedals. Hopefully it will
toughen up shortly! My bike seat covering is beginning to crack, so
maybe I need a new one. |
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Journal: |
I had a very leisurely morning, chatting
with Mike and Chris and waiting for the last of my washing to dry.
It had rained heavily in Shepparton overnight and still looked a bit
threatening. I eventually left at 10:30am after some morning tea
and navigated my way along little-used back roads through the very
flat agricultural country and past the occasional
dilapidated-looking farm-house. Not too many rich farmers around
here, I reckon.
At Yarroweah I stopped for a late lunch at a
roadhouse and then, shortly after, crossed the Murray River into
NSW, another significant milestone. I was now travelling along the
busy Newell Highway , the main route from Melbourne to Brisbane ,
and there was lots of traffic. Fortunately, most of the time, there
was a narrow breakdown lane along the side of the road that allowed
me to travel safely.
After a brief stop in Tocumwal for a
break and to look for an ATM, I set out for Finley, my destination
for the day. I now had a nice tail-breeze and it was mostly sunny
although there were storm clouds around and some of the road was
very wet. I enjoyed these last 22km and, when I arrived in Finley,
spotted a Budget Motel in the centre of town which I checked into
around 5:00pm. I hung up my tent in the room and turned the heater
way up to dry it out. I had packed it away wet four days ago. I
decided on pizza for dinner and aim to get going early tomorrow in
anticipation of a longer day. The weather forecast looks good
although the mornings are going to be cold. |
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