It all begins Sunday 6th January 2019. 10 days of hopefully delightful riding, scenery and friendship.
Here is the map
Each colour represents a day of cycling. Stayed tuned
The Bike!
Why do my thighs ache?
It’s Sunday! A day of rest! Saturday was the usual cycle day…
The BEST rhubarb pastry in all of South Australia … at Uraidla. The one drawback is that one needs to cycle 20 km to order one
From Vines to Sea
The next day, Sunday was just as delightful in terms of crisp, clear sunny Autum skies. A flat ride to the bay – Semaphore. The air was as still as a crouching tiger! You can see the beautiful red animal in the foreground
And then there were these magnificent beasts being shunted at the Railway museum.
The train is named “Essington Lewis” a powerful locomotive.
Where else would one find this scene 25 minutes by cycle from the CBD?
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The Coast to Coast a pleasant day ! On the new Pinarello with SRam eTap wireless group set! Magic
The Great Ocean ride –
A beautiful day ideal weather, a bit of wind which thankfully was either a cross wind or even better, a tail wind when ascending a few challenging hills! The climbs were vicious especially the last – but a few kilometres from the finish and as I rounded the sharp corner to see before me an incline of 16%… physiologically and more to the point, psychologically, I got off and walked as did more than half the others who were to a man, half my age! So I was not unduly ashamed.
My one disappointed was that the route only followed the actual ocean road for the minority of the ride! I have of course travelled this road along its length at least three or four times! Once for 10 days the year that I brought my new Olmo bike only laid to rest this year – it’s carbon frame slowly turning to diamond. And a couple of times by car and then lastly by camper van about 5 years ago
The Olmo is no more
After my altercation with a car 3 weeks ago , I was relatively unscathed. Sadly the Olmo , which I have had I reckon for 10 years, sustained cracks in the frame!
Upgrade time!
It’s a Pinerello Opera! 2016 model the frame is new all other components have moved across from the Olmo.
Exactly same geometry and goes like a rocket!
It’s Spring
Warm days and the sun rises earlier each day. The garden is in bloom and the chance to get back on the bike
A few cycle pics
Just to prove we did occasionally hop into the saddle
is that the sun?
pick the fairy on the ferry – note the plumber’s cycle look
a bridge too near to Edam
Volendam
The day remained delightfully sunny and cool – ideal weather to cycle. Our hotel had the feel of a cross between a country club and RSL casino! This is my bedroom
As it turned out this Sunday was the annual village fair! The older male generation dressed in the typical black sailors pantaloons! The younger generation in tank tops. Irrespective of age all were making serious efforts to finish the day inebriated. The village is quite touristy.
beautiful petunias
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